1) We invaved iraq. Leading up to the invasion a public campaign was embarked on by the Bush administration and many things were said..including a) it was urgent we must act now or soon there would be mushroom clouds over our cities b) Dick cheney said he believed Iraq had reconstituted its nuclear weapon capability c) Iraq was accused of having close links and cooperating with alquaeda d) and Iraq was accused of being part of the 9/11 plot. Most normal people now have come to the understanding that all of these claims were false, and even Bush himself has admitted they relied on "faulty" intel.
2) Iraq became a huge mess, and after sadam was taken down, the country was destabilized, Iran became a player to protect its interest, the country fragmented into chaos, mayhem, sectarian violence/civil war.
3) Now we are told that it makes no sense to talk about pulling out of iraq or to not support the war, because we are in fact there and must stay the course....and that our obligation
2007-11-14
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