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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Amy J who wrote (52353)	10/10/2004 10:31:18 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

I don't think we'll know in our lifetimes. My theory is that all the players had reasons of their own that added pressure to invade. 1. The neocon reasons are spelled out in the PNAC documents. The Bush admin. is a hotbed of Zionist neocons. 2. Bush had the "daddy" issues - he could both best Poppy and "finish the job" that Poppy left undone - made him an easy sale. 3. Cheney knew he could feed Halliburton with the war. 4. Rummy wanted to try his "lightweight warfare" theories out. 5. They all convinced themselves we really would be greeted as liberators. 6. They convinced themselves that the oil would pay for it and then some, and maybe a taste for the appreciative cronies. 7. They would have a new place to put permanent bases to guard the oil that would allow them to pressure the Saudis, the REAL source of ME terrorism. Anyway, that's MY theory.

To: Amy J who wrote (52353)	10/11/2004 12:02:09 AM
From: techguerrilla	Respond to of 81568

The invasion of Iraq was a game of chicken ..... .......... that got out of hand. I know that sounds simplistic. But I think that's really what happened. Each of the neocons involved in the leadup had a weird agenda. Rumsfeld wanted to test weapons and Cheney had ridiculous and rather fanciful business plans for Iraq. A couple of morons. Bush allowed others to manipulate him for a variety of reasons. His inner circle knew he could be manipulated because prior to the attack of the Twin Towers he had shown them how he wanted to avenge Saddam's purported plans to assassinate his father. Bush was encouraged to press Saddam. When he sent the troops to the Gulf, he crossed the Rubicon. Then? "Chicken." /john