This page will be for discussions on the war in Iraq . Should the discussiont devolve into another area those comments will be stricken from this discussion and will be asked to carried on in another discussion area. Things that should be discussed here the events leading to the war and the handling of the war. The following are the assertions I make about the war in Iraq that I hold to be true:
- The war in Iraq is a part of the larger War on Terrorism
- Iraq had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks and the Bush Administration never made any allegations as such
- Iraq violated multiple UN security council resolutions and violating those resolution is a case for war in itself. Not only were they violated since the ’90s, but also up into the war when multiple missiles were fired from Iraq that violated the UN’s distance requirements for Iraq’s weapons (I know because one of them landed on the camp I was in).
- President Bush did mislead the nation about Iraq’s possession of WMDs, but he did not lie. There is a difference.
- The Bush Administration did not pressure intelligence officials to over-hype the evidence, as proved by the Robb-Silbermann report.
- Iraq did at one time possess WMDs but when we liberated the people the weapons had either been destroyed or moved.
- As per the Duelfer report Saddam Hussein did intend to reconstitute is nuclear and biological weapons programs once UN sanctions were lifted
- Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi government had extensive ties with terrorist organizations including Al-Qaeda, although that specific relationship is debated
- The handling of the war has been terrible, but that is no reason to cut and run, de-fund the military, or make any motion that would empower our enemies and demoralize our forces.
- I contend that we must create permanent bases in Iraq given the volatile nature of the Middle East region.
- We must do our very best to stabilize the nation and give democracy a chance. However, I also believe our strategy must change to destroy our enemies and end the violence in Iraq.
Those are my assertions and feel free to agree or disagree. If you disagree and decide to post a response please be polite. If you would like a source please ask.