Charles_Main
AR15 Owner
then why did we go to Iraq?
A) Do you remember the 1991 CEASE FIRE?
Saddam had continued to break it and with 9/11 NO one knew for sure what Saddam's
involvement (obviously 20/20 hindsighters like YOU knew all along..right???)
Saddam also was supporting terrorists paying $25,000 to suicide bomber families!
So of course it was but you weren't around were you ..at that time to consider Saddam
the number 1 terrorists supporting other terrorists!
B) Do you remember Clinton signing the:
There were twelve resolutions from 1991-1998 declaring Iraq in violation of the cease fire, demanding compliance, and threatening "serious consequences."
December 16, 1998 8:51 p.m. EST (0151 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- From the Oval Office, President Clinton told the nation Wednesday evening why he ordered new military strikes against Iraq.
"Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.
The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 Public law 105-338 [SIGNED BY CLINTON!!!] expressed the sense of congress it should
be policy to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime.
The Act found that Iraq had between 1980 and 1998 (1) committed various and significant violations of International Law, (2) had failed to comply with the obligations to which it had agreed to following the Gulf War and (3) further had ignored Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. The Act declared that it was the Policy of the United States to support "regime change." The Act was passed 360-38 in the U.S. House of Representatives[2] and by unanimous consent in the Senate.[3] US President Bill Clinton signed the bill into law on October 31, 1998.
Timeline Iraq War IRAQ events... time line
In the first three months of 1999, U.S. led-forces bombarded Iraq with 241,000 pounds of bombs just shy of the 253,000 pounds dropped under President Bush in the eight months leading up to the final UN resolution before the war.
SO DUH... what the f.kk. would an idiot done AT that point in time??
Based on ALL information.. based on Saddam's continuing ignoring of sanctions..
the 1991 CEASE FIRE continued with his capture!
So what?
North Korea has violated ceasefire agreements for decades.
Are we WRONG for not having invaded NK by now? Is it necessary that we invade North Korea?
Not Necessarily, But we would have clear Legal grounds to do so based on the Repeated Violations Just as we had in Iraq.
Frankly the 2 are Apples and Oranges.
Iraq was a Easy Military Target. Weak Poorly Trained Military, Open Desert for the Most part. North Korea on the Other Hand would Be a Blood bath in any Invasion. Not saying we could not do it, But we would be talking Casualty rates America Has not seen since nam.
Iraq was about Timing. It was a Country who's Leadership we really wanted to go. The Mood after 9/11, Saddam lack of Cooperation with the UN, and a Plethora of other Factors came together to make Invading an More Attractive Option.
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