Impeachment?

Question

Everything else about Bush aside (please), shouldn't we think seriously about impeaching a President who made a grave error about WMDs. I'm not suggesting he lied, I'm suggesting that his reason for going to war is now reasonably seen as at least poor judgement/incompetence in his job. Sports coaches, CEOs, etc... get fired regularly for poor performance. Shouldn't we hold our public officials to the same standards we would for our favorite teams and companies we own stock in?
I would very much appreciate any replies from Congressmen/women or Senators (Federal, State, or Local levels)

My apologies for using the term impeachment incorrectly.

I am not accusing Bush of criminal wrongdoing. I'm attempting to find out if people think we should be able to hold officials accountable for mistakes, even if they are honest ones.

Answer 1

Well i would happen to agree with you, it doesn't matter if he lied, the facts are he has relied on "poor Intelligence"and advisers that have been wrong about practically everything, there are millions of dollars "mis placed" in Iraq, He stated that the WAR was over 3 years ago, he continuously gives false information to congress, I would fire any employee that cost me billions of dollars and countless lives even if IT was my brother.

Answer 2

Most definitely! If we could all just band together behind someone with strong ties and merit, like one of those elusive congress-persons you are aiming this question to, we definitely could make our point and get something done. Especially now, with the Internet, you would think it would have come about already! But it's been twisted to serve as a virtual endless mall instead of an information highway (more like highway robbery!) But that is exactly what the smart greedy politicians wanted-to stupid us up and make us not care about each other! And they have succeeded! If you look at all the political moves George has made, it always puts him and/or his allies of the moment in a profitable position. He is influencing the stocks and trades by the decisions he's carrying out. Manipulative mother isn't he? All above the law, that's why none of it makes much rational sense to us mere mortals. And he has nothing to worry about, no one holds him responsible for anything. And if they do, so what? So he takes the blame for a couple of "misunderstandings", big deal! Not like he'll even smell any jail time! What the hell? Who gives a f*ck?! As long as we can shop, ALL IS WELL.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, the President did not need to have any reason at all to invade Iraq. As a political expedient he used the WMD story to buy some support, but he didn't have to do it. Only the President and NO ONE else gets to decide how and where the military is used. If Bush woke up tomorrow and decided he just had enough of those lousy, rotten Canadians (sorry, just an example), he could order an all out attack on Canada and it would be carried out because he is the Commander-in-Chief. Congress would have only one option to stop him and that would be to use the "power of the purse" to stop the funding of the attack. So, when the army ran out of bullets, bombs, gas, and paychecks for the soldiers, then and only then would the war grind to a halt.

Because the President has so much power, it is EXTREMELY important to choose the right person to be the President, isn't it?

Answer 4

No, because everyone and their mother-in-law thought that Iraq had WMD's. It is not that hard to look into Archives and see that Democrats, Republicans, and even foreign Intelligence Agencies thought he had them. If Impeach a President based on a "Mistake," which I am not convinced that it was one, then we open up precedent to remove anyone we don't like at anytime. This ruins the stability of our country. Bush has yet to commit a High Crime or Misdemeanor; therefore cannot be Impeached. Pelosi, however has, though I don't foresee anyone doing anthing about it.
Not to mention that it was Clinton's Policy to Remove Saddam from Power. It just fell to Bush to act on it.

Answer 5

Alright buddy, let's clear things up first that you're a little confused about. You can't impeach a President just because you don't like a war. You impeach a President for an actual criminal act, NOT because bunch of Monday morning quarterbacks like you are no longer happy with the war in Iraq.

He had the same information that the CIA, Mrs. and Mr Clinton, Kerry, etc. had to pursue this war to overthrow Hussein. If you might remember, ol' Saddammy Salami wasn't letting in UN inspectors in for the past decade or so and Bush decided to grow a pair and went to war. Now that things aren't peachy there, you can type away on your Mac that you hate Bush. If you are calling Bush "incompetent", then you're calling 99% of people in Congress who voted for the war "incompetent"... including Mr. Clinton.

Answer 6

Everyone had the same intelligence. I've seen this question at least 5 times in various forms and I have only been coming here for about 10 days. Also if you think there are not WMD's either in Iraq or hidden in Syria, then you are naive and misinformed. The Wmd's were there, Sadam had used them on his own people. He was actively persuing more. Intelligence and historical facts showed this. It is common for a president to trust the intelligence given to him. He does not, after all have the time to go out into the field and verify the veracity of the intelligence.

Answer 7

How can you think of impeaching Bush. Sure is embellished to Congress our intelligence on Iraq. Sure he circumvented the US Constitution by arresting American and Non-American citizens and holding them indefianlty without a trail or attorney. Sure he got us into a little problem with Iraq and somehow some money (a couple of grand here and there) is missing and sure he circumvented around the Geneva Conventions that the US signed in good faith. But at least he never had an affair while President (that we know of)

Answer 8

Exactly how is believing in "false information" a "high crime or misdemeanor"? Not only did he believe in the "false information" but so did all the Congressmen/women, both Representatives and Senators that voted to declare war in the first place. Oh wait I forgot we did not declare war on Iraq we declared war on terror. Iraq just happens to be one front in the war on terror. So if you're going to impeach the President you should also consider impeaching the Congressmen/women that approved fighting in Iraq and continually fund the Iraqi front. You are aware that both houses of Congress have Armed Services Committees, and their jobs are to oversee military actions and spending? But this is all Bush's fault right???????

Answer 9

"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program," Clinton said in October of 2002. "He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." -what hillary said.


The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq 2003.
"We have found WMD in Iraq, chemical weapons," Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said in a quickly called press conference late Wednesday afternoon.
And Democrats respond: Well, it's only 500 so the war is still illegal.
To which I say: Fair enough, but if anyone continues with the "Bush lied, people died" canard, we now know who is really lying, yes?

Nancy Pelosi agreed: “Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.”
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998

Took me a few minutes to find that stuff, its easy. Bush shouldnt be impeached, we should be thankful someone finally took out the terrorist saddam.

Answer 10

"...get rid of the Estate Tax, get rid of the Capital Gains Tax...where's my oxygen nurse!...." here come the corrupt old-buzzard country-club republicans, posting with young hip kid avatars (thank God Bill Gates made Windows idiot-proof, just requiring mouse clicks), bushy has done offenses a billion times more impeachable than Clinton, and Clinton they "attempted" to Impeach, they spent HOURS AND DAYS just questioning (Depositioning under Oath, do that to bushy) about a "cigar", even Democrats are starting to wonder what the heck is going on with those in gov. and the politicians, they're making a mockery of this whole country and the legal and political system...many are going to come out, and i swear before he leaves office he is going to go down in the history books for his Impeachable offenses and Impeach proceedings WILL be brought against him, and his Cronies in Collusion, and Conspiratorial Acts of Deception, Official Misconduct, and Abuse of Office.