How many living Republicans are dead against it, but are waiting until they are dead to come out? What's the chances of politicians from either party going with their gut instead of strictly adhering to the party line?
2007-01-02 08:25:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I believe that all living Republicans, and living anything else are against war. The war in Iraq was won in a few days. The organized uniformed army of Iraq folded like an old newspaper.
Now we have the war on terrorists. That, like the war on crime, the war on drugs, the war on poverty can't be won because some will always pop up again.
To win a war you must take the territory held by the enemy. We did that. The fracus in Iraq is anything but a war. It's costing us billions to support the government of Iraq. We sure didn't send billions to Japan or Germany to help them build up their army and police force while the war was going on.
All we're doing now is trying to keep the different factions in Iraq from killing each other. Ford was not against the war. He was against what is being called a war. If the Sunnis think they can get back into the dictators chair by slaughtering Shiites, and the Shiites din't like being slaughtered, this thing will never end.
2007-01-02 08:49:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was back in the 1930's, and yes you are correct. He was contacted by both the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. However, back in those days, being a professional football player was nothing like it is today. They did not make enough money live on back then, and had to have jobs in the off season to support their families. Former President Ford wanted to become a lawyer, and didn't want that kind of life. Back in those days it wasn't as difficult a decision as it would be today with the millions of dollars professional football players make now.
2016-05-23 07:16:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So far as I know, President Ford is only on record as being opposed to the use of WMD's as a supporting argument for entry into the war, not at all the same thing as being against the war. He seems to have been right, since it appears most of us have forgotten that the WMD thing was only a minor, secondary reason for the war in the first place, or perhaps they just weren't paying attention.
2007-01-02 09:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every member of Congress saw the same Intel that President Bush saw and almost everyone of them said there was significant proof to go to war. President Ford didn't see any of this so he did not have a full picture.
For someone in Congress or elsewhere to say that President Bush deceived us because he had faulty Intel just shows their ignorance.
Typical craw fishing politicians no matter what label they wear.
2007-01-02 08:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by BigDozer66 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Woodward he was. Interesting how only snidbits of that interview are being played. I would like to see the whole thing to see the entire context of his statements.
If Ford was completely against the war, respects go to him for not making his comments public until his death. Perhaps Carter could learn some class from the late President Ford.
2007-01-02 08:35:54 · answer #5 · answered by curious_One 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford was for the war when he talked to certain people and against it when he talked to others. A typical politician.
I'm not dead against the war. It is just time to finish up and bring the boys and girls home!
Politicias typically have no "gut." They do what they are told.
2007-01-02 08:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Many republicans are against it and have publicly come out and announced it. (even Ford) But the reason why everyone voted for it was because they trusted that Bush knew what he was talking about when he said that he had PROOF that there were WMD's. Now many of these guys are saying that they voted under the pretense that what Bush was saying was accurate. They said, "If this is why we are going to war, then I support it." which gave them room to later say, "I am against it because there were no WMD's"
2007-01-02 08:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by Joe K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
So is Jimmy Carter, the fact the President Ford was against the war is irrelevant.
2007-01-02 08:29:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There was a report in The New York Daily News that he supported it, but that the WMD justification was the wrong one.
2007-01-02 08:39:19 · answer #9 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gerald Ford expressed this opinion in his lifetime!
2007-01-02 08:28:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋