Bush Actively Concealed WMD Information Prior to Iraq War

[Dos Equis]

Oh but the facts do support me.  Just do some reading on how the Bush administration listened to conmen like "CurveBall" and Chalabi just b/c they too wanted regime change. 

Where was Bush's famous patience when the WMD inspectors were finding nothing?  He attacked anyway.

That is the way of cowards.  Bush is a coward.  Have your target prone from following your directions and then attack.

Congress's activities re the war have nothing to do with the Commander and Chief violating inter-national law to attack Iraq.  It was his call to make...not the Congress.

Kerry pulled his support for the war b/c of Bush's illegal attack and was labeled a flipflopper by republican apologists--"he's against the troops" these zombies said.

Congress can impeach Bush and should b/c like I pointed out, he was the Commander and Chief making the call for attack.  Who cares who supported him before or after. 

Have a great weekend Beach Bum.
It was that man's responsibility and I believe in accountability for someone in such a supremely powerful position.

Have a great weekend.  We can continue this on Monday.  I'm getting snowed under over here.  People need to get their priorities straight.  Too much work . . . .

[w8tlftr]

It's not up to the 'left' to bring war crimes charges against the president.  That's for the World Court to do.  The democrats can only vote to impeach Bush.  But thanks to spineless republicans, that will never happen.  And in fairness there are democrats spineless on the matter too.

The US does not recognize the jurisdiction of the world court, the court with jurisdiction in this matter, b/c the US is already on the docket of that court for alleged terrorist war crimes perpetrated by the Reagan/Bush administration for the mining of Nicaraguan Harbors back in the Iran/Contra Scandal.

How are the democrats guilty of anything besides poor judgment in trusting the president's judgment?

The Congress authorized Bush, as commander and chief of the military, to use force, if necessary, to compel Iraq's compliance with UN resolution 1441 to disarm.

Iraq was complying with Res 1441 starting in 2002 by letting the WMD inspectors in to do their work and voluntarily providing the inspectors with requested materials.

Bush ordered the attack in 2003 anyways irrespective of Iraq's compliance with the Resolution.

Do you see what I'm saying?

Bush misused the Congressional grant of authority to use force to enforce a resolution that the Iraqis were already complying with.

It was Bush's call to make re the triggering of use of force and he broke the law to do it.  The democrats share no such blame.

Yes. I see what you're saying and I respectfully disagree. Like it or not the left played Americans because they did not want to be seen as weak on national security. Like it really mattered though. In the end they did anyway.

As far as the World Government Court goes, you're right. It has ZERO authority over the United States and I pray to God it never does. The last thing we need is a bunch of socialist third world countries telling the United States how to conduct it's business and how to protect itself from those that would do us harm.

Let's face reality here. Bush will NEVER be impeached and there isn't a damn thing the World Government Court or the radical left can do about it. If the Democrats had an ounce of evidence that would stick and actually impeach Bush they would have done it already. Additionally, it sets a precedent that I really do believe the Democrats do not want to establish.

[Hedgehog]

As far as the World Government Court goes, you're right. It has ZERO authority over the United States and I pray to God it never does. The last thing we need is a bunch of socialist third world countries telling the United States how to conduct it's business and how to protect itself from those that would do us harm.

What countries in the third world are socialist?

I can think of two: Cuba and North-Korea.

What other countries are there?

I can think of

[w8tlftr]

What countries in the third world are socialist?

I can think of two: Cuba and North-Korea.

What other countries are there?

I can think of

Venezuela
China
Vietnam
Laos
Belarus
Syria
Canada (that's just for Judi )

[Decker]

Yes. I see what you're saying and I respectfully disagree. Like it or not the left played Americans because they did not want to be seen as weak on national security. Like it really mattered though. In the end they did anyway.

As far as the World Government Court goes, you're right. It has ZERO authority over the United States and I pray to God it never does. The last thing we need is a bunch of socialist third world countries telling the United States how to conduct it's business and how to protect itself from those that would do us harm.

Let's face reality here. Bush will NEVER be impeached and there isn't a damn thing the World Government Court or the radical left can do about it. If the Democrats had an ounce of evidence that would stick and actually impeach Bush they would have done it already. Additionally, it sets a precedent that I really do believe the Democrats do not want to establish.

You make a good point.  The democrats simply do not have the ability to stand up to Bush.  Here's an example:  Funding for the troops for '08 came up.  The democrats proposed funding with deadlines for troop withdrawal.  Bush vetoed that bill.   

So in essence, Bush cut the funding to the troops.  Since the democrats do not hold enough seats to override a presidential veto they could stand their ground or propose new legislation.  Did the democrats stand pat?  No.

They loaded up with pork the bill the president wanted and let it pass.

It could have been a showdown but wasn't.  The democrats let down the country by caving into Bush and the republicans.

The way I look at the entire Iraq mess is that the US's occupation will always be viewed with an air of illegitimacy b/c of the way Bush ordered the invasion.  That being said, I also think that as long as we have troops occupying the country, they will be attacked.  Not a very complex analysis but I think it's true.