Originally posted by: conjur
Originally posted by: Runner20
Originally posted by: conjur
Because I'm sick of this feckless "leader" and the neocons running the show and the imperialism it fosters. I'm sick of the deception and the secrecy.
I want a return to true conservatives running the GOP. I want a return to debate and logical thought behind the policy-making process. I want a return to diplomacy and fiscal responsibility.
Ok so you want to sit down at the table with Saddam and talk to him? Hes
[sic] the man that had a plan to assasinate
[sic] George Bush sr.
[sic]
Hes
[sic] also the man that gave each suicide bombers
[sic] family in the Palestinian areas 25K to commit suicide attacks against the innocent people of Israel.
Is that the diplomacy your talking about?
1) Saddam was contained.
2) Inspections were working.
3) The war on terror was supposed to be going on in Afghanistan before resources were pulled and put into Iraq. 2 1/2 years later and Afghanistan is still in shambles and Pres. Karzai is still pleading for aid and security help.
4) Iraq was not an urgent threat to the United States nor a direct threat to the United States.
The assertion Saddam was paying Palestinian suicide bombers is not justification for invasion and was not justification per the UN Resolutions.
After the assassination plot was foiled during the Clinton presidency and was following by cruise missile attacks on portions of the Iraqi intelligence/military infrastructure, Saddam never threatened the U.S. directly again.
Yes, Saddam eventually had to go but the way to do that is either effective sanctions (which were being considered just prior to the invasion) or a
true worldwide coalition, such as that build by Pres. George H. W. Bush and James Baker in 1990/1991.