Where you concerned about an attack from Saddam before we were already planning to invade in 1998?

Question

I mean wasn't he just Satan's manipulative lover in Southpark before 9/11 then all the sudden we were told he was a very serious threat?

Answer 1

And before that he was our best friend. Him and Rumsfeld were buddies. We armed him and supplied him with Chem and Bio weapons to fight Iran, and then overthrew his government for having them, even though they were no longer usable or weaponizable. We even gave him the key to the city of Detroit in 1980.

Answer 2

Well thats about the time that peak oil hit. Our governments have been told by scientists it would come and it appears they were right. I do understand why they don't level with the public though, it would cause so much panic if the public did know. Welcome to the peak oil wars.
And no I was never concerned we would be attacked by Iraq. The attack on 9/11 was as much of a statement by the whole middle-east as it was horrible and shocking. It was a dire warning of what they would desire for us if the US kept draining their oil wells and leading the world with imperialism. They knew that US wars were going to come and they know what it's about.

Answer 3

To be honest not really and we knew.

I served in the invasion and before we invaded the general talk to all the soldiers in my unit and he said we had nothing to worried about. That he only had just a few scud missiles and as we know a scud is only good for strategic targets.

Answer 4

Why should we have been Al Quaeda was the outfit that flew jets into the twin towers right !
Al Quaeda had also tried to assassinate him several times as well.
Kind-a seems more like we should have been on the same side doesn't it.
Al Quaeda trying to kill us ! Al Quaeda trying to kill him ! And we go to war against him ! Doesn't make good sense does it.

Answer 5

yes, that isc reason of being concerned. Don't forget after all that the first count of the arraignemt against the Nazis in the Nurerberg Trial was precicely "conspiracy to wage offensive war against other countries"

Answer 6

Some people perhaps, But he was never a threat to us!

And what did the Republicans do about terrorism?

Please note the date!

" 07-30-1996, WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Clinton urged Congress Tuesday to act swiftly in developing anti-terrorism legislation before its August recess.

"We need to keep this country together right now. We need to focus on this terrorism issue," Clinton said during a White House news conference.

But while the president pushed for quick legislation, Republican lawmakers hardened their stance against some of the proposed anti-terrorism measures. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, doubted that the Senate would rush to action before they recess this weekend. The Senate needs to study all the options, he said, and trying to get it done in the next three days would be tough.

One key GOP senator was more critical, calling a proposed study of chemical markers in explosives "a phony issue."
Taggants value disputed Clinton said he knew there was Republican opposition to his proposal on explosive taggants, but it should not be allowed to block the provisions on which both parties agree.

"What I urge them to do is to be explicit about their disagreement, but don't let it overcome the areas of agreement," he said.

The president emphasized coming to terms on specific areas of disagreement would help move the legislation along. The president stressed it's important to get the legislation out before the weekend's recess, especially following the bombing of Centennial Olympic Park and the crash of TWA Flight 800.

"The most important thing right now is that they get the best, strongest bill they can out -- that they give us as much help as they can," he said.

Hatch blasts 'phony' issues

Republican leaders earlier met with White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta for about an hour in response to the president's call for "the very best ideas" for fighting terrorism.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, emerged from the meeting and said, "These are very controversial provisions that the White House wants. Some they're not going to get."

Hatch called Clinton's proposed study of taggants -- chemical markers in explosives that could help track terrorists -- "a phony issue." "If they want to, they can study the thing" already, Hatch asserted. He also said he had some problems with the president's proposals to expand wiretapping.

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, said it is a mistake if Congress leaves town without addressing anti-terrorism legislation. Daschle is expected to hold a special meeting on the matter Wednesday with Congressional leaders.

This is 1996 and who is dragging their feet on anti-terrorissm?????? REPUBLICANS!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjFrezxIMAQ

Answer 7

Not from Sadam or his soldiers, but maybe from the terrorists he was harboring within his country.

They could do as they please without making direct links to him. Just as it is now... Where are the insurgents from ? Hmmm, no direct links.