Posted on 08/21/2005 6:54:18 PM PDT by SideoutFred
One of the favorite lines by our leftist friends is that the reasons for war by Bush keep changing. Personally, I don't buy that at all.
I've been using the State of the Union Address prior to the war, the speech to the UN General Assembly as my guiding tools here. I find that there were about 8 or 9 reasons given, not just the WMD reason. I'm trying to dispute this garbage from the left but I'm looking for some better sources. Any help folks?
Reasons I have documented (most of which are true or on their way)
1) WMD (not found in mass quantities, but could still be there or moved or destroyed 2) Regime Change (Successful, Hussein is gone). Elected gov't put in place 3) Removal of Hussein (Successful) 4) Stabilize region (TBD, but in the long run I think so) 5) Part of the War on Terrorism (Iraq funded Hamas and others for suicide bombers) 6) Uphold UN Resolutions that called for "serious consequences"
HERE'S MORE TERROR CONNECTIONS:
Provided a terror training base at a place called Salmon Pak, where airplane hijackers could train using real airplanes...
Harbored known, internationally wanted terrorists in Baghdad. Abu Nidal was one, and I forget the name of the other one, who I believe received medical treatment there. I believe Zarqawi (the Jordanian-born beheader had free pass in Iraq before 9-11 and before we invaded. He was with the group Ansar al Islam, at some point.
Some leftists have tried to claim that since that group was up north in or near the Kurdish area, that Sadaam lacked the ability to control that terror enclave. Baloney. This is a man who killed with abandon and filled the jails and mass graves of Iraq with massive numbers of people.
Here is a speech President Bush gave on the eve of war, on March 17, 2003, which addresses many of the reasons: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030317-7.html
It seems like you've already gotten a bunch of stuff, but I thought I'd add this to your list.
They are not capable of thinking.
Political Reasoning: Stabilization of region through democratic means. Puts pressure on Iran (since we are now on both sides). Also allows for easier access to trouble spots such as China (since they are rattling their sabres).
Military reasoning: Fighting a war on their soil is a heck of a lot better than fighting on ours.
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