Was this the Bush/Republicans goal all along?

Question

Bush’s Own Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terrorism…

The Iraq war has contributed to an increased threat of terrorism, according to an intelligence assessment

The report found that the war has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Previous drafts described actions by the United States government that were determined to have stoked the jihad movement, like the indefinite detention of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay and the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal

How come Republicans are thrilled with the
idea that they are breeding MORE terrorists?

Answer 1

The conservatives need enemies, and they've been adrift since the end of the cold war.

They've certainly tried to use Hollywood, New York, and gay (interchangeably) as manufactured agents of fear, but that doesn't justify the enormous military spending demanded by corporations that have come to depend on it.

However, when we were attacked by nineteen guys with knives, that was the break they were looking for. Of course, Bush still would have invaded Iraq even without 9/11. Just check the notes on the Project for a New American Century.

There is no desire to get rid of terrorism, because if we did, would anyone be scared enough to vote Republican again?

Answer 2

The military industrial complex is the puppet master behind the theft of the white house and the destruction of the true America. America is now a land of fear and out in the open bold faced lies. The tax paying middle class in this country is being bled to death to make room for a new underclass of disposable worker ants with no allegiances to our flag or what it stands for. Our basic rights are being eroded out from under us as we speak. In less than 2 terms of office, This mock government has changed our country from a world power to a country that is ripe for economic ruin. Shedding us of our dignity and our sovereignty is the lasting legacy we will be leaving to our children and their children. Not to mention the world is alot less safe after the course that we have been led down since 9/11.

Answer 3

Perhaps the Iraq situation has polarized those who would use terrorism to achieve their personal goals but to say "just leave them alone and they will go away" (like Cinton did) does not solve the issue either. When criminals are allowed to run rampant without recourse for their actions, crime will steadily increase as well.

The war in Iraq is the response to Hussein's refusal to follow U.N. mandates...FOR OVER A DECADE, not about chasing terrorists.

Answer 4

Republicans aren't breeding more terrorists. TERRORISTS are breeding more terrorists, at the point of a gun if necessary. Some suicide bombers do what they do under threat that their families will be killed if they don't cooperate.

If you don't start seeing the world as it really is, you may find yourself in a similar situation, when these nutcases work their way into America. We are trying to prevent ARMAGEDDON.

Answer 5

I take no satisfaction from this report, because although most of us have been saying for years that the Bush Junta is an illegal, Freedom hating, Terrorist forming, recruitment office for terrorists and hatred for the American peoples, I implore you to vote all the Republicans out of office who have used the media to restrict our freedoms, brought into question our patriotism and endangered the lives of our troops and their families.

The Conservatives have been an absolute disgrace to the good name of the USA.

Answer 6

you do understand this tthe same spy agency that had misinformation of weapons of mass destruction but your so quick to jump into it already.....

Answer 7

Yes, using "Howie math"!

Answer 8

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of
mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President
Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.We want to
seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." -
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998

Iraq is a long way from here, but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the
risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons
against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." - Madeline Albright, Feb 18,
1998

"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." -
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18,1998

"We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution
and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on
suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its
weapons of mass destruction programs." - Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl
Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry ( D - MA), and others Oct. 9,1998

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction
technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the
weapons inspection process." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and
palaces for his cronies." - Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. Reports
indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to
pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is
doubtless using the cover of an illicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that
will threaten the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bus h, Signed by Sen.
Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace
and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations. "We have
known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass
destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that
Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he
has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare
capabilities. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter
and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore,
Sept. 23, 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons
of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that
Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he
has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare
capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen.
Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop
nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... We also
should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in
development of weapons of mass destruction."- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10,
2002

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN
resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological
weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do" - Rep. Henry Waxman (D,
CA), Oct. 10, 2002

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein
has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery
capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to
terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam
Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and
will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." - Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10,
2002

"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has,
and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of
weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002

"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-if
necessary-to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of
mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." - Sen. John F.
Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9,2002

"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator,
leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so
consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to
his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction... So the
threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real" - Sen. John F. Kerry
(D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003