Since Bush had all these good reasons to go to Iraq...?

Question

...why didn't he feel the need to share those reasons with the rest of us until much later in the invasion?

After all, a reason is something you're aware of before you take action. Logically, if you come up with a reason after you've acted, that's not a reason - that's an excuse.

So Bush had all these good reasons to invade Iraq, besides the (non-existent) weapons of mass destruction, so that it doesn't really matter that they're not there, it was still a good decision: Spread democracy, fight terrorism on its home turf, create a reverse-domino effect in the Middle-East, avenge his dad, etc...

During the period before the war, Bush was working hard making a case for the war. But all he ever told the American People, the U.N., the coalition of the willing, Congress... about what WMDs (and an attempt to kill his dad). So since he had all these good reasons, why wouldn't he have used them back then to make his case?

Tx...Trotter95

Do enlighten us! What else did it say?

Answer 1

Control of the region. Only reason. lol thumbs down for the truth.

Answer 2

Bush is not a smart man. He may have managed to graduate from Harvard with an MBA but that doesn't mean much considering his background. He screwed up Austria and Australia. Bush and his team failed to educate themselves about the Middle East and how things work there. It appears they made a lot of dumb assumptions that were never based in reality. It is despicable because it's part of his job to understand a region and a country before invasion. Clearly he failed on those accounts. It's beyond disappointing. It's criminal. They should be impeached besides.

Answer 3

He said we were fighting an "axis of evil" and those 3 words were made fun of, ridiculed and torn apart by stupid democrats and republicans. George Bush, Sr. knew what invading Iraq, Iran and Syria encountered so why wouldn't his son. The Taliban had taken over an entire country, the country of Afghanistan so where did the offspring of these terrorists come from? Iraq, Iran and Syria and others, but I mention only 3 for now. You have the brazen mouth of Iran shouting that he will destroy both the USA and Israel. You've had the experience of the lying tongue of Arafat who would shake on a lie faster than the truth.

Have you ever heard of the "element of surprise?" This is one President that doesn't let the polls influence him. This is not a new enemy. This is an enemy that is raising its head once again. How many Presidents have you ever known that set his airplane down in ANBAR in the middle of the war? Osama bin Laden runs scared and hides in every rock. Our President invades the war to see first hand what the fighting is like. You have a TOUGH TEXAN in the Whitehouse and he will not give in to terrorists. He remembers the Alamo. He remembers the Gulf War. He knows that surprise attacks win wars. His generals are the best there is and his equipment the finest. He will have terrorists saying "Don't Mess with the USA." Take a stand people, support your President and stop this terrorism NOW. Suffer now or bow toward Mecca next. There is a new Hitler and one man named George Bush recognizes him. Be glad that you have a President of this calibar. Your pocketbook is suffering but you still have your freedom. Patrick Henry knew the words to shout - Give me liberty or give me death. I will never bow down toward Mecca.

Answer 4

As against the war as I am I can still understand this.

First, you have to acknowledge that Bush was not aware of the WMD situation at the time, we still arent now to be honest, the whole thing was mishandled.
Every country thought Sadaam had WMDs, mostly because the stuff the US gave him in the past was not accounted for and he claimed to have that and more stashed away, and had used illegal weapons in the past.

Once we got there, no WMDs were found. It is illogical to assume Sadaam had nothing (and ignorant considering the few things that were found). So most likely the little bit they really had was exported during the months of UN inspections, but there was probably nothing of significant volume anyway.

However, now Bush has to cover his butt for this. Instead of just saying the intel was wrong, Bush has to make his answer right. He cant handle being wrong, so he has to do something. This is when he starts reporting things theyve discovered since the invasion and acting like it was a reason for invading in the first place. Its not horrible, but it does show he is not trustworthy and thinks he is not accountable for his mistakes which makes him very frightening as a president.

Answer 5

#1
Our government seldom (and rarely) gives "The People" ALL the information which they base their decisions on.

#2
Other governments from other countries had reasons you and I will never learn about in our lifetime. Some we will learn about, some will never be revealed. That's just a fact of nature.

#3
Being an armchair quarterback in politics and how countries are run is easy to do while sitting behind a computer screen. Making half-wit second guesses after decisions are made... And months to years later finding out why those decisions were made... A clearer picture is usually drawn.

Until that occurs the picture; the whole picture, is far too blurry to cypher due to lack of information.
Go back to #1.

Answer 6

In America, we live in a representative republic. We have a Congress that we elect to represent us. The President made his case to that Congress regarding the resumption of war with Iraq. It is part of the public record and was broadcast at the time. Congress approved military intervention nearly unanimously.

When the troops were deployed in the beginning, there was overwhelming support. I would have to say the President made his case and had America's support. It was only after it became clear that clearing out the terrorists would take many years that we began to see people losing their resolve.

Last night, he was making a different case. A case for not surrendering Iraq to the terrorists after all we have accomplished. His intention was to get the message to the American public to continue to support the effort. A different kind of speech making a different kind of case entirely.

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Answer 7

http://www.regressiveantidote.net/Articles/What_Every_American_Should_Know_About_Iraq.html

There ya go. All the ammo you'll ever need to win an arguement against a Bush supporter. All factual. Our president wanted to beat down Iraq. He made that clear LONG before 9-11. The rest was just smoke and mirrors.

It's actually a really good article. I went from thinking Bush was an idiot, to thinking that he is just a hard-headed, determined guy of average intelligence. Which, in my book, is a step up. I hate idiots...

Answer 8

I think Bush just makes it up as he goes along. As for the speech I did not hear it because I don't trust Bush.

Answer 9

the most recent polls show that 27% of democrats and 40% of republicans STILL think WMD's were actually found....

i think Bush knew that if he and the media repeated the same lies long enough, many would still believe those lies.

and many still do.

Answer 10

I don't even know what he said last night and I watched his speech!! I think that we need to make English the official language of the U.S., just so I can understand the president!!!
My god, I never heard such a bumbling stumbling speech!! WOW!!