Should we forgive Bush for pointlessly send 3,000 Americans to die in IRAQ?

Answer 1

No, it's time to chimpeach.

Answer 2

Let me ask you a question. Since the Taliban was run out of Afgan and Ben Linden's terrorists lost their base of operations, where do you think they were going to move to?
When you saw Coalitiions Forces move into Bagdad, did you think there efforts were wasted? Do you think the Kurds that had been poison gassed by Saddam thought their efforts were wasted? How many thousands of people has the Saddam regime killed?
Has there been another 9-1-1 type attack on the US since the conflict began? Do you think the forces that delivered the last 9-1-1 attack would like to do it again? The barracks in Beirut, the USS Cole, the two blown up embassies, the first World Trade Center attack were all because people hate you and me because we're Americans. No other reason.
When conducting military operations, one of the first thing to go is the plan, both sides or all sides have their own plan. It would seem the Iraqi people would rather fight themselves over religious beliefs than embrace freedom. When Bagdad fell, was that your perspective? Did the people celebrating in the streets seem unhappy to you?
And just a historical point, where were you when Lyndon Johnson allowed 50,000 Americans to die in Viet Nam and he never had a plan to win that war! Did the people that died on the beaches of Normandy do so pointlessly? Bill Clinton stood by and allowed 500,000 people to die in Rwanda without making any effort to save one!
If you don't agree with the President, thats fine with me, but I take exception to your saying that any member of the United States Military died pointlessly - be thankful that someone was willing to wear the uniform and take the risks.
If we had done nothing, where do you think the terrorist regimes would be today??

Answer 3

If there is to be justice in this world and for democracy to exist in its truest sense then the voice of the people must be heard and taken into account ~not just that of corporations and billionaires.

If the hanging of Saddam (who was absolutely deserving of it) is a means to prove that actions have consequences no matter how far up in the foodchain you are then why would that not be true here in America?

For those who may misinterpret what I am saying- no I am not advocating the hanging of Bush. I am just saying that action = consequences.

For example, many in the Justice system say that the death penalty is so important because it is a deterrent to others who would commit heinous crimes. If this is presumed to be true and Bush and Co. are allowed to break the law without any consequences then what would be the deterrent to another President here or abroad to wage war under false pretexts?

Answer 4

You have the right to forgive anyone you wish, not that your forgiveness makes any difference at all. The whole world could "forgive" Bush, but that would not accomplish anything, forgiveness is just a state of mind. I will continue to blame him until my death for putting America at risk in an illegal war, and blame him for killing all of our soldiers, plus tens of thousands of poor iraqi citizens. Far more have died under our military occupation than died under Saddam's tyranny--so which is better in the long run?

Answer 5

No, he used war as a first response rather than reason and now when the Iraq War Commission had given recommendations he says he will take time to study it, where was the studying when he took us to war in the first place? I am no antiwar activist but a realist and Bush's interpetation of the world around him is fantasy land.

Answer 6

Definatley not, but keep in mind that the service men and women who did die all signed the government contract, so they died by an occupational hazard, and if it means anything here, most of the ones that died were inexperienced John Wayne wannabes, while the more experienced ones knew better and lived. So death can't be pinned on one man's shoulders. Now had he only invaded Afghanistan and not Iraq, then this would be a completely different topic.

Answer 7

George Bush feels guilty for wimping out on Viet Nam. This is Psych 101. If George would forgive himself for being a coward, he wouldn't have to kill so many of his own people.

Answer 8

there were a lot of people that wanted to go to war alongside him, dont point the finger now to draw attention away

the way i see it get rid of him first, then go about change - forget blame as while searching for blame you re not achieving anything

find out why this happenned or was able to happen and make sure it doesnt again

Answer 9

There are plenty of things Bush has done that do not deserve "forgiveness" but this question made me think about the greater idea of, is a president to blame for the deaths of a war he has initiated? Do we blame Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon for Vietnam deaths? Do we blame Clinton for the Mogudishu Somalia deaths?

Presidents are only as good as their advisors. Bush has chosen to surround himself with yes-men and neo-conservative pro-war hawks. I'm no fan of his and think he will go down in history as one of the worst presidents in history. But I'm not sure he needs or deserves our forgiveness.

Answer 10

the last election (which put the democrats in the majority) answered the question of whether the american public forgives him.

Answer 11

bush should be impeached & tried for treasonist acts against Americans...certainly for Iraq but most importantly for allowing the illegal aliens to over take our country!