Bush Still Says, Iraq A Necessary War

[Epsilon Delta]

Wasn't an option. The UN mandate prevented coalition forces from occupying any Iraqi soil.

Pretty much. What WAS an option was 'supporting' the uprisings that came immediately after. And by supporting it I don't mean arming them, but doing what was perfectly legal: enforce the no-fly zone. The total failure to simply ENFORCE the no-fly zone allowed Hussein to obliterate the rebels, which would've taken him out of power. You gotta wonder why, especially considering that George I had encouraged it right before it happened.

 

[editec]

I thought the mission was accomplished?

This might be a necessary occupation, but a war?

What nation are we at war with, exactly?

 

[CA95380]

What nation are we at war with, exactly?

The United Republic of George W. Bush

 

[Inferno]

It wasn't necessary in the beginning and it is even less necessary 3 trillon dollars later.

 

[dilloduck]

I thought the mission was accomplished?

This might be a necessary occupation, but a war?

What nation are we at war with, exactly?

This isn't about nations, per se. It's about ideologies and economies.

 

[rayboyusmc]

"I agree with Bush. It was time someone finally confronted radical islamists with force."

Crock of consevative recycled spin: Saddam was a secularist. He hated Al Quaeda and the religious nut jobs.

True believers will still believe even when proved wrong by their own eyes.

 

[AllieBaba]

I think if we declared war on the UN the world would be a better place, myself. Their meddling, stupidity and corruption are 2/3 of the problem in the Middle East and Africa.

 

[AllieBaba]

Crock of consevative recycled spin: Saddam was a secularist. He hated Al Quaeda and the religious nut jobs.

True believers will still believe even when proved wrong by their own eyes.

He hated everyone. He was a psychopath. But it's fun to watch lefties paint him as some sort of martyr and national hero.

 

[stivex]

I thought the mission was accomplished?

You still don't understand this? How many missions are there in a war? The mission of removing Saddam from power WAS completed. The subsequent missions (notice the plural) continued.