Posted on 02/15/2016 1:35:17 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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Thus, by 2003, President George W. Bush had correctly calculated that Saddam's WMD arsenal, after at least five years of no inspections, was an intolerable, unacceptable risk in the wake of 9/11.
This was a fully legitimate fear, with Bush's suspicion of Saddam's stockpiles first informed not by his advisers but, instead, by the media that informed all of us in the 1990s, years before Bush became president.
In short, all of that very recent history was forgotten by an emotional, angry, childish political left after our troops didn't find the WMD stockpiles we all expected.
Of course, we did discover some WMDs in Iraq after 2003 (everyone forgets this), and chief inspector David Kay found both Iraqi infrastructure and intent to ramp up WMD production once Saddam later figured he was in the clear. We did not, however, find the WMD stockpiles we expected.
That said, the argument that George W. Bush deliberately lied about WMDs is not only extraordinarily unfair but stunningly misinformed and nonsensical.
Sure, Donald Trump can generally argue that going into Iraq was ill-advised, and that "we destabilized" the larger Middle East region. "George Bush made a mistake," said Trump in the South Carolina debate. "We should have never been in Iraq."
That's a legitimate point of contention. Fair enough - though Trump better not exclude Obama's prematurely pulling troops from Iraq from that equation. That, more than anything else, enabled the rise of ISIS.
But Trump charging that Bush lied on WMDs is outrageous. He should clarify it, apologize for it, or admit that he did not speak as precisely as he should have.
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You are most definitely a lib-licker.
Actually....a lot were still there....
You are correct...see my post immediately above yours.
But most was removed prior.
“I’m no warmonger. But the fact is, if we decide a strike against Iraq is necessary, it is madness not to carry the mission to its conclusion.”
1. strike if necessary
2. an air strike, as when Israel took out Syria’s nukes, is not an invasion by hundreds of thousands of troops. About the same thing he is calling for now.
I can’t be called a success. The promise was stability. That didn’t happen. I feel horrible for anyone who was killed or injured. But in retrospect a pre-emptive war with shaky reasoning is not good for anyone unfortunately.
You mean those old chemical weapons that Germany sold them to fight Iran with?
No wonder the Bushies didn't want to talk about it...
You mean "funny" as in "odd", correct?
Because it's actually been pretty sad to see so many Freepers enamored with Trump because: "he's gonna' build the wall. Yeah, and he's gonna' make Mexico pay for it. Go Trump!"
Pathetic.
well Bush did talk a little bit.. here is about his “oops my bad” speech:
In a speech before the World Affairs Council of Charlotte, NC, on April 7, 2006, President Bush stated that he fully understood that the intelligence was wrong, and [he was] just as disappointed as everybody else when U.S. troops failed to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
If Trump changes his mind tomorrow, then GWB was right.
And Trump was always at war with EastAsia.
Over 700 Iraqi War Veterans are receiving compensation for exposure to WMD. Some granted Purle Hearts. Some vets were forced to sign a non-disclosure statement about their exposure to WMD. Some patients presented with burns and claims of said exposure denied. “Mission classified.”
Rainbow Herbicides redux. Atomic vets redux.
Cheaper than chimps...
Did Trump write that in 2000?
Yes, he did.
Trump Wrote Iraq WMDs Were Threat Year Before Bush Took Office
I think it wasn’t that we knew they were there. We were hoping they were there.
A dubious way to justify a war at best. Outright deceit at worst. Hence the discussion.
The surge was successful.
And OBOLA lost the war.
The war was a success.
The aftermath was a mish-mash.
And Obola unilaterally surrendered.
Bush should have partitioned the country, giving the Kurds their own homeland. We should have provided military aid to the Kurds.
True or not, Bush-43 REFUSED TO DEFEND HIMSELF when called a liar about the weapons. So 90% of the country believes he lied (which he did not...at worst, crappy intelligence).
Jeb should not expect Trump to defend his brother’s honor, and he should have known this type of attack was coming, as Trump has used it in the past. If W won’d speak up due to his “new tone” crap, people shouldn’t be blaming Trump.
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