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


To: Bald Eagle who wrote (534727)2/3/2004 11:33:46 AM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Whether you think yes or no, you surely at least have to agree it is a valid quesion and point of debate.

Not really. It is clear what Saddam's intent was vis a vis WMD....Saddam never abided by the terms of the 91 cease fire, our men patrolling the no fly zone were constantly shot at, Saddam ordered the assassination of GHWB, Iraq financially supported terror in the ME, notorious terrorists like Abu Nidal and Abu Abbas found haven in Iraq, Saddam's refusal to comply with UNSCR 1441 and many before it doomed thousands of innocent Iraqis who perished under the continuing sanctions imposed by the US and its allies.

So, the cost, while certainly grievous, is more than justified when one looks at the facts and considers the implications of the Bush Doctrine......



To: Bald Eagle who wrote (534727)2/3/2004 11:51:30 AM
From: PROLIFE  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
Hindsight is 20/20. Not too many months ago, just about everyone agreed that Saddam had WMD, including Blix. Not having them( or at least not finding them) cannot be an excuse to cheapen the lives given for our protection.

The debate should be why did we allow Carter to ever start the program of doing away with HUMINT in the first place....THAT should be the debate.