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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (485749)	11/3/2003 12:13:15 PM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769668

"WHY NOT RATHER THROW YOUR SUPPORT BEHIND THEM FOR ALL YOUR WORTH, AND LET'S GET THE IRAQ GOVERNMENT IN PLACE AND GET THESE TERRORISTS IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND" I do give my support, but this is a forum for discussion. "If anything it was a surprise at how FEW casualties we took getting to Baghdad." Perhaps, but getting to Baghdad was a foregone conclusion, imo, maintaining civil order once the troops got there was something that did not get much deep thought with people like Rumsfeld. Even here at SI, before the invasion when I mentioned the importance of nation building I got dumped on by the right for being a liberal pinhead. Bush, Rumsfeld saw the State Department study papers and they all said the war could be won with 150,000 troops, but another 100,000 were needed to maintain order afterwards. What do we have now, the old police are being rehired and the Iraqi army is being reassembled. The president had snubbed too many world leaders before 911, if he had built some friendly international relationships the U.S. wouldn't be bearing the whole burden of Iraq with money ($18-billion) and lives.

To: PROLIFE who wrote (485749)	11/3/2003 12:23:51 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769668

I was told we were in Iraq because AMERICA was threatened with weapons of mass destruction. I wasn't told that we went there to free the Iraqis from Saddam Hussein. I didn't believe it then, now I know it's not true - why should the Iraqis believe we're there to liberate them - we're proven liars. Bush I promised to support a Kurdish uprising, then stood by while 10's of thousands were slaughtered. An Iraqi democracy would mean a shiite theocratic state (60% of the population), and Bush isn't going to allow that. We should impeach Bush, hand Iraq over to the UN while supporting them, and beg the world's forgiveness.