saided18 said:
i was for the liberation of Kosovo and Iraq. but i just making points. I am making a point that alot of people supported Clinton when he bombed Kosova and Iraq but they don't support Bush now. i don't undertand them. Like you say Saddam is not a threat to the USA well Molasivic (leader of serbia) possed NO threat to the USA in any shape or form but they was widespread support for Clinton.
But now when Bush is doing the bombing it's not ok. he is a war monger.
The point i am trying to make is that every one should STFU b/c they don't agree with the war on Iraq b/c Bush is the President. I bet you is Clinton was the President all the people againts the war now would be for it!!!!!!
and that bulls*** and being twofaced. just come out and say i don't like Bush and threrefore i do not and will never agree with anything he does.
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I think you hit the nail on the head. Most of the opposition to the war comes from people who hate Bush and can't stand the fact that the conservative Republicans are in control. If Clinton was still President, the current whining liberals would be fawning all over his undoubtedly weak, ineffectual response to the terrorist threat that we face. Clinton would never commit our troops to war because the polls would show that this might make him unpopular with the American public and ruin his sought after 'legacy'. After all, why would a man whose legacy is already defined by such characteristics as liar, hypocrite, adulterer, perpetrator of criminal acts (including possibly rape) and impeachment want to do anything that might possibly add to his list of stellar accomplishments?
Of course it was right and necessary to invade Afghanistan because it had been taken over by the Taliban and Al Qaeda who were our sworn enemies and had already slaughtered thousands of our innocent citizens on 9/11. It was just as morally right and necessary to invade Iraq because we believed they had WMD which they might possibly use against us OR fall into the hands of the sociopathic Al Qaeda terrorists who would use them against us as they had already proved. Furthermore, after the fall of Afghanistan, Al Qaeda might have attempted to move into Iraq to use that country as a new platform to stage attacks against us.
I believe that Bush, his cabinet, many of our senators and Representatives, Tony Blair and at least some others in the British government truly believed and were convinced that Iraq did have WMD. Recall that Clinton himself and that poor excuse for a secretary of State, Madeleine Allbright both stated that Saddam did have WMD. Of course if no WMD had been found during Clinton's watch that would simply have been an unintentional error. Under Bush's watch, it's a deliberate lie designed to dupe the American people. After all, why would anyone think that Clinton would lie.
So Iraq has been liberated and no WMD have been found. Of course we have found mass graves, torture rooms, rape rooms and many stories and instances of the human degradation and misery that Saddam and his minions had inflicted on his country. Does anyone really not believe that the people of Iraq are truly grateful for our liberation of their country? Does anyone really not believe that the Iraqi people are much better off now than under Saddam? Does anyone really not believe that we are safer now because we have denied the terrorists a potential base from which to attack us. And finally, we have the chance to help create a new Iraq which will become for us another partner against terrorism along with Israel in one of the most dangerous places in the world for America.
America has every right to defend itself, unilaterally if necessary, to keep our citizens safe from attack. We are dealing with a group of crazed sociopaths who are willing to destroy themselves in order to destroy us. Since they are the attackers, we have the right to launch pre-emptive strikes aginst anyone or any country in order to insure our own safety. I have a son, whom I love very much, and I want him to grow up in a world where he will not be subject to potentially lethal attacks by madmen. For these reasons, I support Bush completely and believe he is telling us the truth about the need for strong military action. I also thank our military for everything they are doing to strengthen our country and to help create a better world.
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