(before i get flamed for this let me say i am in no way a bush supporter and my personal opinon on the war is it was wrong and great things need to be done to heal the wounds that have been inflicted)
I have asked a few question about motivation and people seem to say that motivation for something makes a difference to the deed it self. So, heres my question. If George Bush went to war becuase he trully believed the propoganda that we are fed, like things about WMD's would that make a difference to those people who feel motivation makes a difference to someones action?
2006-09-19 22:28:08 · 6 answers · asked by Mindwalker 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
To the person who says he is a lier, thats great but it has no relevance to my question. Im looking at motivations and action and the impact they have on the world and on the person who makes them...
2006-09-19 22:41:20 · update #1
To byros and mystic man, and anyone else who answers as they have. Please re-read my question, i have not asked for people to prove or disprove his motivation or give reasons why the war went ahead.
In fact if you actually loook at the question it really has nothing to do with the war, i have simply taken an emotive subject to prove a point. Please do not give me more justifications or reasons or things about the war. I have used what Bush did as an example to look at people's motivations VS peoples action in reality.
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2006-09-19 22:59:25 · update #2
Yes.
2006-09-19 22:37:49 · answer #1 · answered by Serving Jesus 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I believe that Bush thought that he was doing the right thing in the beggining. I Don't think that he thought it through well enough. The elder Bush did not go all the way to Baghdad in the first war because he did not have a relevent timeline for an exit strategy. The motivation for the invasion was:
1. driven by the anger of 9/11
2. the theory that Iraq was holding WMD's
3. to stop the atrocities of Sadaam Hussein's regime(chemical warfare and genocide).
Now I feel the true motivation for the invasion was the aquisition of the Iraqi oilfields. The Bush family are wealthy because of the oil business and looked at it as a business venture. Not to mention Dick Cheney "retiring" from Halliburton(losing a substantial amount of money per year) to take the job of vice president. Halliburton is primarily an oilfield service company.
America is still there because of that and because we can not go in like that and then just pull out and leave Iraq in chaos the way it is. The world looks at America sourly now. How would they feel if we just up and pulled out without trying to establish some sort of rule. It is a two sided sword.
I pity the person who takes office behind this mess. I am ashamed that, as an american, I am judged by the action of a beaurocrat. Worse of all I voted for the bonehead!!
2006-09-20 06:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by rswdew 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is no. There are people who hate George Bush, and no matter what justification you show it doesn't make a dent in their thinking. For evidence I present these 2 facts.
1) Everyone in Congress reviewed the same intelligence George Bush did in making his decisions. However, there is no indictment of Democrat Senators who voted for action. Rather there are just additional indictments against Mr. Bush. The antiwar types just amended their rhetoric to say he manipulated the data.
2) WMDs have now been found in Iraq. Rather than saying ok maybe he didn't lie, the answer is still either no WMDs were found, or they aren't the WMDs we are were looking for.
This is about institutional hatred of Mr. Bush, the administration, and in many cases Republicans in general. It has nothing to do with justification. You could show pictures of Saddam Hussein and Bin Laden taking tea together, and people would still say the president was wrong.
Mindwalker: Apparently you did not read my answer properly. I am not giving justifications. I provided examples of events which occurred to show instances of institutional hatred for the man. You asked about motivation, I showed an example of where motivation for action was born out, but did not change the position of detractors. The fact is that motivation does not matter, some poeople do not like Mr. Bush, and no event or motivation no matter how sincere will change that.
2006-09-20 05:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The motivation for the Iraq war was provided by the Kuwait war,which was clearly an act of unprovoked agression against Kuwait.The WMD controversy was simply a useful strategy to gather military information prior to invasion.
2006-09-20 05:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by mystic_master3 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the West, we have always considered motivation (or intention) to be an important element in rendering a just judgment.
2006-09-20 05:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Ever Learn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bush is a liar
2006-09-20 05:35:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋