And yet another quote that does not fit the far left narrative. And yet you still celebrate each an every death up to 2009..
The October 2002, U.S. congress Iraq War Resolution cited many factors to justify the use of military force against Iraq:
- Iraq's noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 ceasefire agreement, including interference with U.N. weapons inspectors.
- Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a "threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region."
- Iraq's "brutal repression of its civilian population."
- Iraq's "capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people".
- Iraq's hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the 1993 assassination attempt on former President George H. W. Bush and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War.
- Members of Al-Qaeda, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq.
- Iraq's "continuing to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations," including anti-United States terrorist organizations.
- Iraq paid bounty to families of suicide bombers.
- The efforts by the Congress and the President to fight terrorists, including the September 11, 2001 terrorists and those who aided or harbored them.
- The authorization by the Constitution and the Congress for the President to fight anti-United States terrorism.
- The governments in Turkey, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia feared Saddam and wanted him removed from power.
- Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement.
- Saddam interferred when he learned that US spies had infiltrasted the UN inspection team. The US denied this but we found out later Saddam was right.
UN kept in dark about US spying in Iraq World news The Guardian
- we found out that Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction werte actually alleged and the itelligence community knew that all along. Are you forgetting the Downing St. memo. Fix the intelligence for support into war.
- Iraq's brutal repession of it's civillian population worst times were during the time the US supported them (gas attacks) and during the time the US encouraged them to rise up and fight against Saddam while looking on while Saddam slaughtered the uprising they encouraged.
- Iraq used chemical weapons while being supported by the US. I find it strange though that when Saddam was caught he was never tried for his gas assaults.
- The no-fly zones were not sanctioned by the UN and in fact members of the UN called it illegal. Not one human life was ever lost by Iraq shooting at the planes in the NFZ.
- Of course Iraq held hostility towards the US. The US attacked him right after they gave him the greenlight to invade Kuwait and they had also tried to kill him several times.You are sadly delusional if you think Saddam should have sent flowers and chocolates after the way the US treated him since the Gulf War.
- Members of Al Qaeda have also been in the US. The important thing is Saddam did not have a working relationship with Al Qaeada.
- I see the US as the largest sponsor of terrorism so this point is moot. Every nation in the world can be alleged to support terrorism which most have.
- This was never a reason to support the war but from Iraq's point of view the state of Israel are far worse terrorists than those who were sent to fight them. He also paid out only 2 families.
- none of this had anything to do with Iraq.
- again, Nothing to do with Iraq.
-In 2003, Turkey, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia did not fear Iraq.
- Nation rebuliding was never a prerequisite to go to war.
These are old arguments that were deflated years ago. Rookie.