2006-11-24 01:54:30 · 14 answers · asked by Mary W 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
My gut tells me he, and others, knew the intel was bad before he invaded Iraq. Starting with that premise, who was really to blame? And was the intelligence skewed from the beginning to support his obsession with invading Iraq? All of those who believed him and his Administration - Congress, the American people, the UN, European leaders, etc. were deftly led astray and then left wondering about the usefulness of our intelligence agencies after the truth was revealed. Funny how after the intel was proven to be bad, the reason for invasion morphed into freeing the Iraqi people from their dictatorship.
2006-11-24 02:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The CIA, FBI, And intelligence agencies from all over the world may not be perfect but they are all we have. Our President cannot change all intelligence gathering agencies because some of the information may have been flawed.
2006-11-24 18:51:46 · answer #2 · answered by Smoky! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't that faulty. It was cherry picked to promote the Bush vision of reality which, of course, did not coincide with the facts.
Bush thought WMDs existed because his Daddy, Bush senior, while head of the CIA, gave WMDs to Hussein during the Iraq/Iran conflict.
2006-11-24 09:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
George W. Bush is inclined to believe what he wants to believe, rather than deal with reality. It's a frame of mind he absorbed from Religion.
2006-11-24 10:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by kreevich 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He's like that bag of walnuts you buy. When you get home, you start cracking them open, and they're empty. So you crack open more, still empty. Eventually, you find one with something in it, but it ends up being an almond.
2006-11-24 10:05:13 · answer #5 · answered by amg503 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not just Bush who was deceived. And once committed to action you cannot just say "Oops" and pull the troops home.
A supermajority of the House and Senate believed there were WMDs and felt that Saddam was an imminent threat.
http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html
2006-11-24 10:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Well because it doesnt matter what intelligence he receives he does as he wants anyway.
2006-11-24 09:56:55 · answer #7 · answered by Perplexed 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because they told him/everybody else around him what they wanted to hear.
Bush wanted this war, and he wants one with Iran too, all for to keep the American people save and protected in their homes.
Or so you are told....
You poor US citizens seem so innocent and naive, even most adult ones, it breaks my heart.
2006-11-24 10:20:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because Congress, including democrats. voted to go ahead!!!!
2006-11-24 17:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you're at the top,you've gotta keep someone handy to blame you're bumbling on
2006-11-24 10:02:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋