When Democrats criticize the war in Iraq, do they forget it was Clinton who signed the Iraqi Liberation Act?

Question

Calling for regime change in Iraq?

One month after the passage of the “Iraq Liberation Act,” the U.S. and UK launched a bombardment campaign of Iraq called Operation Desert Fox. The campaign’s express rationale was to hamper the Hussein government’s ability to produce chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, but U.S. national security personnel also hoped it would help weaken Hussein’s grip on power.

Who's to say how Clinton or any other president would have handled it.

It is very possible that after Desert Fox, Clinton too would have called for greater means to enforce the ILA.

Desert Fox was intended to destabilize the Iraqi government so deno is wrong, and while I like her name,this quote from the man himself completely discredits mrs us of a's answer:

U.S. President George W. Bush claimed that the objective of the invasion was "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction,to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."

In other words, Liberation was a stated goal before the invasion.

And god bless you all regardless of your opinions. You are all Americans and you should all be proud to be that regardless of how you view our leaders.

Answer 1

Yes they do forget about it, just as they forget all the statements they made encouraging Saddam's overthrow.

Answer 2

No, they remember that Bill Clinton adopted a policy of containment. Bush made the decision to go into Iraq, not Bill Clinton, and unless you think he called Clinton for permission this one belongs to Bush lock, stock and barrel. After all, The Decider has told us so many times himself.

The Democrats, and many others, even many conservatives, are sick of discussing why we are there and have turned toward how we can get out. They see a war that has been so badly mismanaged and poorly planned that they cannot support the President who irresponsibly took our troops in there without plans for the aftermath. He was so eager to get into Iraq he sent our troops there poorly equipped and without sufficient supplies and body armor. I can't help but remember that when I hear Republicans talk about how Democrats just don't support the troops.

Answer 3

The Iraqi Liberation Act was passed by the House, approved by the Senate and signed by Clinton. It called for regime change but not an outright invasion to accomplish it. International law was to be followed. Bush interpreted portions of the bill as an excuse to invade and then blame it on Clinton when everything went wrong.

Answer 4

Pfffftttt.... Obviously I'm not going for points here... but dude wake up and smell the facts! (oh yeah I'm talking to a bush supporter - I should have said 'if you don't like the outcome change the facts)... Sorry mental rant there.

You need to get in the shade - go back to the FOB and hydrate - the heat is getting the best of you. Signing a liberation act and declaring a war are two different things my freind. You cannot compare desert fox to OIF - completely different premises for conflict.

Answer 5

is that all ya got? clinton, clinton, clinton. i'd like to take this opportunity to inform you, president clinton was in office in the last century. bubba took office in '93. fourteen years ago! there's a lot that has gone on since then. this is a different world. life was good under clinton. life is not so good these days.

no, people haven't forgotten that bill clinton was president in the 90s. and people haven't forgotten that the republican congress fought him at every step. he wanted to go after bin laden too, but the republicans wouldn't let go of the money or allow troop deployments. and they didn't support his policy toward iraq.

ever since the shadow government moved in with ron raygun america has suffered under republican dominence, and look where they've gotten us.

bet you are republican. bet too that you think that the republicans have your interests at heart. they do not. if you make less thaan 200,000 a year and think the republicans represent you then you are living in a dream world.

Answer 6

Clinton had better things on his mind than follow America's mandate to oust Saddam - his legacy, Monica, Whitewater, the White House silverware, etc...
More importantly, have the democrats completely forgotten the events of 9/11?

Answer 7

Yes but Clinton understood that there is a difference between regime change and creating a wasteland power vacuum with no rule of law, people dying in the 1000s, growing hatred for the US and no plan to resolve it except more of the behaviour that caused it.

Answer 8

yes but did he create false intelligence to send your child into a war - no - he was a negotiator...did he do anything that cost the lives of the innocent and the young so that he could avenge the dissaster his father started no.. all he did was get a **** blow ****

I do however remember the country being out of debt for the first time in like 20 years...i do remember everyone was reaping the rewards of the economy while he was in office.

i do remember that i didn't have my phone tapped while he was in office....

i do remember there was peace at least here while he was in office

i do remember that Ronald Reagan's regime (and I loved Ronnie) actually sold the arms to Iran. I also know that Osama was friends with the Bush's

get your facts straight please.

Answer 9

Lets not forget Bush didn't go in there for liberation. Have you forgotten about the WMD's so soon. Liberation was Bush's excuse to occupy Iraq.

Answer 10

of course Clinton was smart enough not to topple the government of an unstable country that would ultimely (and Bush knew this could happen but neglected to read up on it) lead to an occupation and an insurgency.