They are all the same, politicians beholden only to the special interests which fund their campaigns & make it possible for them to retain power. They don't believe in anything other than keeping the wool pulled over the sheeps eyes.
True, u cannot definitively point to Iraq as the sole reason for the current uprisings, but it's worth noting this did not happen until there was a democratic Iraq.
Can you think of any other factor whose influence could be as significant?
Bush's answer to stimulate the economy after 911, fire up the presses and lower rates to dump the money into the system, mostly through mortgages. We all see how well that turned out in the end/
Iraq was a thriving democracy before Saddam? When was that time period?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_pre-Saddam_Iraq
Yes, Bush also criticized previous administration policy, I'm sure he is happy you agree with him.
I remembered this thread, trying to enlighten people on the investment potential for Silver. I suggested you buy when it was at $7.50 an ounce, what's it trading at now btw:
http://www.kitco.com/market/
Well, over $37 an ounce, not a bad return for a <7 year investment. Of course I'm sure...
"Iraqi democracy will succeed," President George W. Bush declared in November 2003, "and that success will send forth the news from Damascus to Tehran that freedom can be the future of every nation." The audience at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington answered with hearty...
I've never voted republican on a presidential ballot, & democrats have only gotten 1 of my votes, Clinton in 96. I would have voted for McCain in 2000 but Bush unleashed one of the most effective smear campaigns in modern history & sadly got the nomination.
I am too old for service & I do not have a son who is old enough. Yes I am willing to pay extra taxes to help rebuild Iraq. The cost to rebuild Afghanistan is more of a burden, Iraq has resources that will greatly contribute to their transition.
You seem to be the one who is clinging to a...
Sorry but the burden of proof was on Saddam. He accepted UN resolutions as part of a conditional cease fire during the liberation of Kuwait. Was Kuwait part of Saddam's box? I'm sorry Saddam failed to meet the requirements he willingly accepted, at least according to both Ritter & Blix. That has...
How much damage did 9/11 do to our economy? What was used to get it moving again? A substantial increase of the money supply fed into the system through bad mortgages/credit lines.
We don't owe Afghanistan anything for our support of them in their resistance to Soviet occupation. Once the...
The burden of proof was never on Bush, Saddam accepted that willingly. Saddam stated himself that he intentionally mislead UN Inspectors & intelligence agencies into believing he still had stockpiles of WMD. The intent was primarily as a deterrent to Iranian aggression. He also tried to maintain...
You really shouldn't speak like that about your mother, or her children, I'm sure she would be disappointed.
Tragic story, too young to realize life begins after high school.
You're just ignoring the report the Blix made to the UN security council detailing Iraq's failure to comply & the WMD that were never accounted for in any way. You also ignore Ritter's determination that Iraq had obstructed inspectors & tried to retain the ability to quickly manufacture new...
Ritter reiterated his claim that Iraq had obstructed the work of inspectors and attempted to hide and preserve essential elements for restarting WMD programs at a later date.
If he was right, you were wrong. Clinging to Ritter when he was out of the picture in 1998 while ignoring Blix who...
I was wrong? I am just quoting others who were far more informed than either you or I. I'm sorry their findings don't agree with your revisionist history.
Ritter was before Blix, how could he know what happened after 1998? Blix was quite clear that Iraq was not cooperating fully as they were required, and agreed to unilaterally.
Ritter was an avid anti-war advocate, yet he still wrote this just one year after leaving Iraq:
"In 1999, Ritter...
Harvey, every major intelligence agency worldwide was convinced Iraq still possessed WMD. Maybe you preferred Clinton's opinion:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26671-2003Jun6?language=printer
Finally, there's former president Bill Clinton. In a February 1998 speech, Clinton...
This is probably closer to the truth than anything, but either way Saddam blatantly defied with what he agreed to follow at his own peril. Misjudgement on his part...
http://opinion.foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=23976&content=34931492&pageNum=-1
Saddam Hussein was interrogated while...
It existed. People seem to forget the burden of proof was on Saddam, one he accepted willingly.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2677315.stm
What is required under Security Council Resolution 1441 is simply a finding that Iraq has not "fully co-operated" with the weapons inspectors...
That was never answered, please feel free to enlighten me.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A26671-2003Jun6?language=printer
Go back and take a look at the report Hans Blix delivered to the U.N. Security Council on Jan. 27. On the question of Iraq's stocks of anthrax, Blix...
Post all you want idc but the odds of you finding a troll with 7+ years of a spotless trading record on the site are slim to none.
We could just do away with anything that's not really computer related Nik...
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