It's not surprising so many people are indeed against the conflict and invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition force when the real reason for the B/S in the first place WAS.. and indeed IS Afghanistan and it's surrounding border countries... who (allegedly) train and harbour Mr Bin Laden and his scallywags who (allegedly) are responsible for the attrocity to innocent people in the Twin Towers on 9th September 2001.
We can be respectful and agree that Saddam was a raving tyrant and needed to be dealt with as only such despots can be - by force.
Indeed, Saddam DID breach many infamous UN sanctions so needed to be punished... not "because" of the daily attrocities he had carried out in his name to his own people there in Iraq !! Oh no, he was mis-appropriating tax-payers money belonging to member countries of the U.N.... can't have that now can we?
However, US instigated a global war on terrorism after the tragedy of 9/11 - but, exactly WHAT was the REAL tragedy of that day?
a) The needless deaths of so many innocent people going about thier daily business in theh Twin Towers?
b) The US Government FAILING to act on Intelligents reports long BEFORE 9/11?
The point of sending troops into Afghanistan was retaliation for 9/11 - to deal with the alleged perpetrators of that attrocity !
Unfortunately, after a lengthy time on the ground with raging battle in the South and North of Afghanistan, US forces received ordeers from thier Commander-in-Chief in 2003,- namely one George W Bush, President of the United States of America, to withdraw 77% of US troops in readiness for "war" in Iraq, KNOWING it would leave NATO troops on the ground GREATLY under-manned and under-resourced in the ONE place that the world coud see a reason why the troops were on the ground in that country for the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001.
USA ASKED UK to contribute troops from the UK Nations Best asset and resource, despite the rotation fo US troops already being of great concern to NATO.
2006-12-27
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