When Bush first said he wanted to invade Iraq if they did not comply with UN time tables what were your?

Question

thoughts on this?
Why did you support or not support this action? What did you Originally think about this

Answer 1

I was inclined to support the action, because the president and a large majority of each house of congress did:

http://hnn.us/articles/1282.html

Answer 2

Well, the UN kept slapping down resolution after resolution, sanctions weren't working, he was raping the oil for aid programs the UN set up to help the Iraqi people, AND he was funding a known terrorist organization (Hamas). The agreements Saddam had signed after the first gulf war - clearly stated that he was to dismantle all of his major weapons systems (WMDs), and provide full accountability. That is why the UN weapons inspectors were there in the first place. Saddam only claimed he never had these weapons, despite hundreds of survivors from Iran and his own people - who experienced Saddam's chemical and biological attacks. And for the record small caches of the weapons Saddam was supposed to destroy are being found all over the desert. Because the military hasn't found large stockpiles - these reports make it to the back of the papers.

Personally I think the dillydallying of the UN gave him too much time to hide, sell or ship out his banned weapons. The troops should've been sent in at the very first treaty violation (hmm, who was president back then?). Instead, delaying for so long only allowed him to accomplish his cloak and dagger goal, and ultimately allowed the terrorist element to become as energized as it is today!

Answer 3

I thought he had inside information that led him to that nation since we were following the coattails of Osama bin Laden in hot pursuit of terrorists. The truth is that Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction and there is reason to pursue terrorists, as many are being caught. I do believe we are making a difference and that the world is a safer place because we took quick action. There are many places, however, that get affected, so the trail goes on and probably will never stop.

Answer 4

If you remember - Bush demanded that Saddam comply with his Questions as to all of the WMDs that Bush claimed that Saddam had. Saddam replied that he did not have any - and Bush called him a liar - then proceeded to invade Iraq - and the WMDs were never found!

Remelber Bushs statement - Saddam Hussein has tons of WMDs and I know exactly where they are!!!!!!

Roflmao! The weapons inspectors looked everywhere and never found any - concluding that Bush was in fact lying about this!

Personally - I never bought anything that Bush ever said. He is a proven liar and fraud, and he proves this every day.

Lo Siento!

Answer 5

I just thought of the interview he did before he was president when he said .....He tried to kill my Daddy....referring to an attempt on Bush senior's Life when he was in the middle east. This was an obvious payback in my opinion and he has done nothing to change that.

He is a simple man with a simple mind. He doesn't make good sound decisions based on facts. He does what he wants and how he wants and is not apologetic about it. That makes for a bad president. his successor is gonna have a very hard time undoing all the screw ups he has done over the past 8 years. It will take decades to recover from this presidents missteps.

Answer 6

I agreed, if for no other reason (though there were other reasons) than IF the UN had supported it, like they promised, then it would have helped the UN's standing in the world. Generally, UN resolutions have all the weight of whipped cream; Saddam violated over 10 different UN resolutions, including resolutions against genocide, and they never did anything. If you can't inforce what you say, then no one will ever follow what you say.

Answer 7

I thought "He's usurped a real chance to unite Americans and bring Al Qaida to 'justice', just to finish what daddy started". I then thought that my brothers would be doing the grunt work, jumping into Afghanistan, and now heading to Baghdad. IN fact, my lil Bro just went for his second tour, which has already been extended from 12 months to 18. I thought of how the USG continues to work for themselves, against the best interests of the US Citizenry. I hoped he would say Bin Laden ran to Saddam's to hide, but I knew better. Alas, its the Strategy of Confusion.

Answer 8

IF the worthless UN had done their job, the COALITION would not have had to go in. Iraq DID have weapons of mass destruction, Russia flew them out to Syria just days before the COALITION went in. A Russian general admitted to being in charge of the operation.

Answer 9

I didn't support it. I really think Bush invaded Iraq, in part, to avenge his father's honor, from the 1992 gulf war. Everyone said he didn't complete the job.

Answer 10

I thought it was about time someone was willing to do the hard work of enforcing UN resolutions, even if it wasn't the UN. I supported the war because of WMD and Iraq's continuous support of terrorist organizations, including Al Qaida.