Bush could have found another way other than killing and war to solve the conflict with Iraq.?

Question

If George's two spoiled daughters were to have been on the front lines of the conflict (almost certain death) don't you think ole Georgie would have found another way; i.e. convert means, negotiation, more time for weapons inspectors to finish,
diplomatic, United Nations, etc.

Answer 1

What the real reason was is lost to us by now, aside from "That man tried to kill my daddy."

Answer 2

Bush most certainly might have tried another way if there was a good reason to do so.
1. One Weapon Inspector has been revealed as having taken bribes from Sadam. I don't think he was really trying to hard to find weapons. After the war started he became a spokesman for Sadam.
2. We have satellite photos of weapons being flown into Syria.
3. We captured weapons (poison gas) being smuggled into Jordan.
4. There were 14 UN resolutions that Sadam ignored.
5. France was being bribed by Sadam.
6. Russia was being bribed by Sadam.
7. Germany was being bribed by Sadam.
8. France, Russia and Germany refused to take action against Sadam. (Wow big surprise there!)
9. Annan, the UN Sec General was being bribed by Sadam. (His son made millions off Sadam.)
10. Sadam used poison gas on the Kurds.
11. Sadam used poison gas on the Iranians.
12. Sadam invaded Kuwait and attempted to make it a province of Iraq.
13. Sadam set all the Kuwait oil wells on fire.
14. Sadam never lived by the Kuwait Cease Fire.
15. Sadam killed hundreds of thousands of his own country men, women and children. (Of course these people were not from his tribe. His tribe ruled.)
16. Sadam added Islamic terrorists by providing bases and hospitals and money.
This list could go on and on and on...but why bother?
At some point reasonable people realize what is happening and take action. The Presidents job is the safety of Americans. President Bush did his job.

Answer 3

How much longer do you think Hussein needed. There have been talks since the first war in Iraq in the early 90's. What was the point of waiting another 15 years. I think that was plenty of time for negotiation and inspections.

Answer 4

In my opinion, when it was Desert Storm, we pulled out too soon. The government should have bombed the bejesus out of them then and asked questions later. There is no diplomacy with a people so set on dying. If they want to die so bad, we should have simply opened up the path in a more direct manner rather than all this pussyfootin' around. It could have been done from a distance and none of our people would have been hurt, unless a GD rocket went off course again. Good question!!

Answer 5

If you remember the UN weapons inspectors were in Iraq for about a year before we went to war. How long shoudl we have let them stayed? 5 years? 10 years? Until they turned over every rock in the country? You can move alot of weapons in a year.

Answer 6

You have all the answers. And without a single piece or bit of intelligence. You might make a Monday Morning Quarterback, but I doubt you will ever be on.

John Kerry had all the answers too. Cut and run, and raise taxes. Just another lib shot down in flames.

I love easy questions.

Answer 7

What conflict? The CIA was ordered to find a link between Iraq and 9/11. When they failed, a new department was set up to do so. And guess what-their "intelligence" was false.

So again, what conflict are we talking about?

Answer 8

He had another way, Saddam was confined and couldn't do much, he tried for months to shoot down our planes and couldn't. Just a few well placed bombs and he was done for. What was the rush to war anyway? Must of been the price of oil, as that all that I have seen change. And it changed for the worse for Americans and others.

Answer 9

Sure I think the UN was right on track. Another 10 years of worthless resolutions and another 300,000 people killed and Saddam would have turned into Mr. Rogers.

Answer 10

Look Mom, another George W. Bush hater!

Answer 11

Before the war he wanted to talk peacfully about the weapons of mass destruction but Suddam said that they had none but Bush's intelligence said they had weapons of md so he really had no choice but to go to war.