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Take for instance the notion that we have no right to be in Iraq. We claim to be a Christian Nation. You know I have been anti Bush for the past 6 years, but then I tried to start thinking the reasons why Bush thinks the way he does. Iraq has been nothing but a hell hole since the beginnning of the past century, when the Ottoman Empire made claims to it. Who is the protector of human rights there? If we do or did nothing and allowed Saddam free reign to assert his authority we would be as guilty and complicit in his crimes, wouldn't we!How is it right that we allow terrorists to control a vast amount of natural Oil resources? I think it is beyond comprehension to let that happen, because they would sell the oil, to buy more, and more sophisticated weapons; maybe not from us, but from China, Russia, etc. My point is that inaction is just as lethal as what people claim the Bush administration as being...lying, murdering corrupt.
Iraq has always been a hotbed of waring sects and religious fanatics. Saddam being the latest and one of the most lethal. I think in all fairess didn't we give him a chance to come around? We tried to be the good guy to him. We supported him, even provided him weapons, on a war we didn't want to get involved with in Iran. Instead he went quite overboard and started mass murders throughout Iraq, invaded Kuwait, and refused to cooperate with weapons inspectors for 12 horrendous years. The people suffered.
How much more can we stand by and allow this to continue? Then 911 happened in the United States. George Bush implicitly admitted Iraq had nothing to do with 911. And the Democrats say he lied to take us into Iraq. Is that really a lie? Come on..think about it. He did not say he was invading Iraq because of 911, but we invaded to stop all terrorists in the World. Saddam was a terrorist. All terrorist do not work together, or have the same ambitions, or make claims to the same targets, but they still all want to committ terror and push their envelope of political dominance. The frequent lie that has brought the most attention is the WMD claim. Where are they? Do we really know? I remember the first invasion in kicking Saddam out of Kuwait. I remember a number of Iraqi jets flew into Iran and landed. They were never destroyed or targeted by the US. Seems to me a similar thing could have happened. Now that Saddam is taken from power, Iran suddenly publicly announces its nuclear development. Is it possible that Saddams scientific know how and equipment could have crossed into Iran? That is a viable question. I think we need to be real about these attacks against President Bush, because the possibility exists. I really don't think anyone wants to take a nation into a false war.
I think it was necessary for the US to invade Iraq, the only thing I don't agree is in the planning. We failed miserably. But that does not mean we should give up. On the contrary if we gave up, Iraq would return to its pre Saddam condition with other Saddam wannabes grabbing for power, and asserting their wills on the people. It is as plain as it is today, with the numerous carbombings, suicide hits, roadside bombings and snipers, attacking at will to push their respective cause. It would become worse if we left, and it would not solve one single thing. After all the efforts we have made in nursing this to a reasonable conclusion and the years that amounted toward this moment in time would all be done for what? Believing Michael Moore's film? Believing that fellow Americans are murderers?
We can go on claiming it is about Oil. OK it certainly does have to to with oil. Keeping it out of the hands of terrorists. Would you think George Bush to be more of a smart President if he invaded North Korea because they have a nuclear weapon, and no oil? I mean at least he is smart enough to realize that our troops are dying for something, that has value which is Oil, and keeping it out of the hands of terrorists. Whereas N. Korea has nothing, except a possible Chinese mini nuke going off, luring us into another War on the Korean Pennisula, while the Chinese secretly and silently standby watching a war unfold, and they demand aid from US to help solve the conflict. Chinese are like that. They are ready to do anything to expand their commie agenda...even flooding other countries markets with their cheap exports.
Now think about Michael Moores film, which called Bush a traitor to the US, because he appears to be making more money from the Saudi's than from the American taxpayers. Well would you want him to be an enemy to Saudi Arabia? I mean afterall; they sure have more Oil than Iraq, and probably a stronger army than Saddams. Would that be smart to not have good relations with Saudi Arabia? I think not. I think George HW Bush Senior has done the right thing in befriending the Saudi's, and his interests are truly for the United States.
The more we think we have Bush pegged and nailed, the more we should start thinking the other way about it, and hopefully we will see that what is at stake is; America.
We need to have a unified America, and all the negative things about George Bush is perhaps in my opinion not really the truth.
Let's consider the impeachment objective. Who in their right mind thinks GW Bush is going to be impeached? I certainly think it hasn't a dog's chance in the zoo. When we consider impeachment we look at our past and situations that would bring comparisons. I am reminded of Vietnam. We had 58,000 soldiers die in Vietnam. No where near the number that has died in Iraq. And Bush has only 2 more years to serve. We did not impeach Johnson; and Nixon was not prosecuted. In fact impeachment hearings would bring these facts to the table, and charges would be leveled that the impeachment of GW Bush is really about the missed opportunity in impeaching Johnson and Nixon. That it is a historical witch hunt to bring some sort of justice to the War hawks who have taken us to war in the past. I just don't think GW Bush is anywhere near the comparisons of the Vietnam Era, and our sancitmonious quest to bring him down will divide the country further, as we have an unsettled Iraq, with looming political debris haunting us from Iran, N. Korea, and China's friendly sneaking tactics around the globe planting seeds of communism.
We need to come together as a country, and say hey..Perhaps George has not been able to tell us exactly like I have tried to today, but he is right that terrorism needs to be stopped, and it is a world problem.
Being in China, I agree we need to strengthen our military, and expand it. And China is not at War. I only see the trouble that China causes internally to its people, as it entices the West with cooperation bs to help them become stronger.
The United States should always have a strong and mighty military.
I just think we need to join the President, even if we think they stole the election. Al Gore certainly did not have landslide numbers to support his win, so I think either candidate would have complained if they were on the short end of the count. Why is it popular Presidents don't have voter fraud, but suddenly the end to 8 years of the Clinton years, lawsuits enter the courts to remedy election counts? We have become over dramatic to the theft of Democracy.
Thinking about it from another point of view only strenghens our hand in the long run, in assuring we have the dignified and honorable democracy that Americans strive and live for.
God Bless America... May we take the resolve to love thine enemies even at home, and be broad enough in mind and stature to know which side of the law we support.
If we go off in accusing our local police of killing innocent people to stop a gang war, while gangs wipe out the neighborhood, and then we want our police to do nothing but leave the neighborhood, it tells me that people really know nothing about the rule of law.
DJermano
