Why do Cons keep bringing up WMDs?

Question

Yes, there was a stockpile of WMDs found. But the Bush Administration came forward and said it was a non-issue because they were too old and that they weren't the WMDs that Bush went to war for. That, in essence, showed that Saddam had WMDs during the Iran-Iraq War and up to Gulf War 1 and were therefor a non-factor in our decision to go to war. So why do cons still bring it up?

For those of you who think it's only liberals that keep bringing it up, I've seen a lot of answers from cons today that keep bringing up the WMDs. I haven't seen a liberal post about it until I did. And once again, cons really didn't answer the question.

Answer 1

Only trolls bring up this topic.

Answer 2

Colin Powell just months after Bush took office stated that Iraq had no WMDs and posed no threat. After the war started he quit.

The issue wasnt weapons, we sold them to Iraq, we knew what they had. The purpose was to seize the second biggest oil reserve in the world. Not to sell to the US because we only pay 3 a gallon here but to the rest of the world that pays 6 a gallon. Also China is a major volume customer.

The issue was not even 9/11 as there were military people preparing for Iraq invasion prior to that event. Bush's own advisors told the public that 3 days after him taking office he already had plans to go into Iraq. Did he plan this as governor? No the plans were already made by his dad. His dad was meant to be in office a second term and then go into Iraq a second time to "finish" the job.

Before 9/11 Saddam taped his meetings with his own cabinet members. He stated repeatidly to his own people that he has warned and warned the US we are going to be attacked. These tapes came out in his trial. He stated also that he was warning the US to let them know it is not him doing it.

Answer 3

Because libs bring it up first. They say there were no WMD, yet there clearly were. Who cares how old they are, they will still kill people.

Furthermore, it does not take huge stock piles of WMD to hurt us. This is one of the biggest lessons we should have learned from 9/11. All it takes is a few fanatical nuts to cause massive damage. Imagine if Saddam put 4 or 5 people on a plane to New York infected with a biological weapon.

Answer 4

The mandate of the U.N. resolutions were to destroy ALL stockpiles of WMDs. It does not distinguish any difference among age.

We went to war over the repeated violations of these resolutions, and the finding of these stockpiles demostrates one of those many reasons for war. Democrats insist that no NEW weapons were found, but let's recap what we do know:

- over 500 stockpiles of weapon-grade chemical and biological agents have been found violating U.N. resolutions

- documents were discovered that demonstrate Iraq still had the capability to manufacture WMDs on a moment's notice

- documents and witness testimony collectively support that Iraq was still manufacturing WMDs after 1991

- Iraq repeatedly deceived weapons inspectors, which is the primary reason Clinton authorized a military strike in Iraq in 1998

- Iraq repeatedly shot at coalition planes in the no-fly zones


Bottom line: Iraq refused to cooperate for what Democrats seem to say "for no reason". If he nothing to hide, then he sealed his fate over a serious of dumb mistakes...

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UPDATE:

Fantasy Girl is just that -- living in a fantasy. The accusation that we sold WMDs directly to Iraq is ludicrous. We were in the market of selling conventional weapons to many countries in the Middle East, not just Iraq. The oil argument is even worse. Other countries's gasoline prices are roughly at the same proportion they were before the Iraq war.

Surrounding yourself with conspiracy might make you feel better, but there's no reason to spoon feed others with such nonsense...

Answer 5

This develop into heavily pushed with suggestions from the White homestead, quite at the same time as Dana Perino develop into its spokesperson. It is going something like, "there develop into no efficient overseas terrorist attack on U.S. soil from 9/11/2001 by the top of Bush's second time period." On July 4, 2002, an Egyptian killed 2 Israelis on the l. a. airport. In 2006, a Muslim from Afghanistan his pedestrians with a motor vehicle in San Francisco. The Beltway sniper, Virginia Tech shooter, Trolley sq. shooter, and anthrax assaults were relations. there ought to correctly be others I have not listed.

Answer 6

Boy, that was some bluff Saddam was running.

Go ask the Kurds about WMDs.

Answer 7

because over 500 WMD's have been found in iraq.

Answer 8

Because it helps them to justify the invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq.

Answer 9

Because they have tiny little balls and no argument that the war in Iraq is wrong.

Answer 10

Because they are desperate to defend a war that was based on a mistaken assumption

Answer 11

Cause they can't admit they're wrong for invading Iraq. Same people can't admit they're wrong and end the war.