Did I support President Bush when he first started talking about invasion? No. Two things:
- I'm convinced that Hussein has the motive and the passion to contribute to world terrorism on the scale of the OKC, US embassy bombings in Africa, and 9/11. Micah Morrison in a September 2002 WSJ article links Iraq to the OKC and 9/11 attacks. He also points out that James Woolsey, the former CIA director, has praised this line of investigation.
- If Hussein didn't have anything to do with the above events, he would want to commit more like them by now. America needs a strike-first approach to terrorism. There can be no doubt what will happen to those who threaten us.
I think there are several other good reasons to overthrow Hussein, but revenge is high on my list. One of them is the suffering our soldiers who defended Kuwait in the first Gulf War have undergone due to their exposure to chemical and/or biological agents, but that's another story.
I want our troops to know that we don't just "support them," but we're behind them 100% and we urge them forward as they rush to preserve our safety, our sovereignty, and our freedom.
but we're behind them 100% and we urge them forward as they rush to preserve our safety, our sovereignty, and our freedom.And if you read my statement that is exactly what I said, 100 percent support of the troops, their safety, and success. Although I'm unsure how fighting a 3rd world dictator with 'possible' (note possible not definite) ties to terrorism is going to protect our freedom.