NYT Bombshell Story: Bush Was Right Saddam Hussein Did Possess Weapons Of Mass Destruction (Clinton, Obama)

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by burdell

Bush could have said no and focused on finding/eliminating our attackers.

WHY not?

the same reason Obama is bombing somalia, yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, libya,

because alq is not a country, but extremists within countries


bush should have finished one before he started the other...and Obama would rather just lob bombs at a 'target' and care less if civilians get killed

[burdell]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

So... why did Clinton sign into law the ability for himself or any subsequent president to, at their own discretion, decide to take down Saddam Hussein?

Why do you apparently believe our assessment of threats to the US did not change on 9/11?

As you say, Clinton signed a bill allowing a subsequent POTUS to act at his/her discretion.

Regardless of Clinton signing a bill, my point is Bush used that granted discretion poorly and in a manner that caused more harm than good to the US.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by workingclasshero

the same reason Obama is bombing somalia, yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, libya,

because alq is not a country, but extremists within countries


bush should have finished one before he started the other...and Obama would rather just lob bombs at a 'target' and care less if civilians get killed

The topic is Iraq, the country Cheney told us time after time had NOTHING to do with the 9/11 attacks and Saddam who viewed AG as an enemy. I have yet to see anything justifying the full scale invasion/occupation of Iraq launched after 9/11.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by burdell

Why do you apparently believe our assessment of threats to the US did not change on 9/11?

As you say, Clinton signed a bill allowing a subsequent POTUS to act at his/her discretion.

Regardless of Clinton signing a bill, my point is Bush used that granted discretion poorly and in a manner that caused more harm than good to the US.

Clinton bombed Iraq, for the same reasons. Iraq's WMDs actually became stated under the Clinton Admin.

YouTube catches all these days...


President Clinton orders attack on Iraq - YouTube

[Weichert]

And then there is Yellowcake. Remember that?

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by burdell

Why do you apparently believe our assessment of threats to the US did not change on 9/11?

As you say, Clinton signed a bill allowing a subsequent POTUS to act at his/her discretion.

Regardless of Clinton signing a bill, my point is Bush used that granted discretion poorly and in a manner that caused more harm than good to the US.

ok...correct...bush took his eyes off the ball...the primary target..the HQ of alq....Afghanistan....

he made mistakes...we still should have gone into Iraq...but later after we finished Afghanistan

remember one thing , these terrorists (by what ever name they want to call themselves) are in MANY countries



so ok, bush made mistakes....will you also admit that the NEXT potus (Obama) has made plenty of mistakes too???

ousting a dictator in Egypt , to allow a terrorist group like the muslim brotherhood to gain power....not the wisest move

ousting Kaddafi in libya....allowing a terrorist group to gain power...not the wisest move

attempting to overthrow the Syrian government, by giving help to the rebels (isis)...not a smart move

and of course the Ukraine bolo

[nononsenseguy]

"Decades old" chemical weapons found in Iraq. We knew it wasn't a lie. Bush is vindicated!
Pentagon withheld information about decades-old chemical weapons during Iraq War, report claims | Fox News

Gruesome photos may show ISIS using chemical weapons on Kurds, report says | Fox News

[burdell]

No, Bush IS NOT vindicated!


Ten Years Later, It's Still Not Clear Why We Invaded Iraq - Forbes

[Weichert]

Actually the definition of WMDs was given to nuculear weapons.

[Velvet Jones]

Originally Posted by nononsenseguy

"Decades old" chemical weapons found in Iraq. We knew it wasn't a lie. Bush is vindicated!
Pentagon withheld information about decades-old chemical weapons during Iraq War, report claims | Fox News

Gruesome photos may show ISIS using chemical weapons on Kurds, report says | Fox News

I guess the words "expired or degraded weapons" don't mean much to you. This was already known and Rick Santorum tried to use it as a campaign play years ago. I'm sure they also had some ammonia and bleach hiding in their kitchens as well. That surely justified the invasion.