Should Bush and Cheney's assets be seized to pay toward the lie-based war in Iraq?

Answer 1

no

I could elaborate, but why bother?

Answer 2

This seems to be a very interesting question. I and can not render a legal opinion. But, I feel that the seizing of one's assets in this case is not possible by law. From the postings seen here, many people feel that such is a bad idea.

But, also, impartially, from what I have seen posted, many times, and from my own work experience, many people in America do not have a good understanding of the Iraq War, so how can people judge correctly!

Then, too, many people have their preferences and ideas as to right vs wrong.

These are unpublished facts, but true:

In 1990-91 we were the Iraq War negotiators. We successfully secured Saddam's agreement to withdraw from Kuwait. We and Saddam went the extra mile for peace and Saddam agreed to a peace summit, where items of regional security would be discussed and though any normal head of state would never agree, he held reservations and was open to inspections of his nation and weapon's program. I have never seen a man so sincere and honest. Many posters will jeer at these words, though true. If someone is truthful and your boss (President Bush) is lying, how can any responsible individual support one's employer? We were the negotiators (my company that I work for) of the Iraq War!

And no WMD were ever found and no violations of UN Resolutions had occurred as such facts were falsified by the Bush administration at the UN.

This is an illegal war that was intentionally set up by the Bush administration. 1.8 million Iraqi people were intentionally killed, so America could enforce its ways upon Iraq. We were the ones that got Saddam to agree and the Bush administration completely ignored this!

If you've got a gun to a man's head and he said, "I give up, please don't shoot me. I've got a wife and children. You can take the money, but please don't shoot me. I support a family of five and three children under the age of 10!" Would you shoot the man? That's exactly what the Bush administration did to Saddam. An illegal war!

While it may not be legal to seize Bush's assets for his role in the Iraq War, the thought is intriguing, it would deter future Presidents from thinking that they can get away with manipulating the Constitution for their own ends.

Many people (Bush supporters) accept the fact that Saddam was a bloody dictator, who killed millions of his people, so they support the President and his killing of 1.8 million Iraqi people.

But, for the insider, who has been in Iraq and worked with both the Iraqi and US governments at a fairly high level, you would know that such was not so. You would, also, see propaganda coming more from the Americans than the Iraqis. I say this unbiasedly!

I would rather see right surface, than injustice for the people of Iraq. Wouldn't you?

If my candidate for the office of the President in 2008 was George W. Bush or Giuliani and my career or business hinged on our success of either Bush or Giuliani coming into office and I was wrong, that Bush was a murderer, indeed, and guilty of high crimes and treason, as well as the deaths of 1.8 million innocent Iraqi citizens, I could not in good conscience endorse or support Bush or anyone who supported his agenda.

Then, too, I can not see any American approving of this heinous and murderous war! If Bush is guilty let him pay! If Bush is not guilty, please vindicate him!

When good employees, honorable employees, leave the employment of the Bush administration that should tell you something. We are testifying against our former employer and informing America of his sins. Should we have instead covered this up and not told anyone?

Should Bush and Cheney's assets be seized to pay toward the lie-based war? Though it might not be possible legally, the question presents good possibilities! I would rather pay my assets, than be found as a traitor and be executed for treason!

Perhaps the detractors in this thread would rather see Bush hanging, than to forfeit his assets!

Yours,

Max


The correct answer is "Yes!" it should be seized!

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Answer 3

First off, it would be a drop in the bucket. They are simply not worth enough to make any dent greater than a rounding error.

But, more importantly, we should be fixing the system to make sure there is no repeat of this. Politicians are going to point fingers at each other after every screw-up just like they've always done, it's the system of checks and balances that should have stopped these two morons.

Answer 4

If you want to do that, shouldn't all the assets of every member of Congress that voted for the war also be seized? The President alone cannot bring us into war, it took an act of Congress to give him the power to go to war with Iraq.

Answer 5

Should Clintons assets be seized to get Bin Laden, Since he left him get away?? And they can use Hilliary's assets to build the hippee museum in Woodstock, not my tax money!
Dont forget Hillary voted FOR the war. oops, you forgot that one too!

Answer 6

"lie-based war"
"Bush lied"
"The United States has lost the war"
"Iraq is Bush's Viet Nam"
"9/11 was an inside job"
"Where's the WMD's"
"oil war"

Don't you really think the liberals should raise the intellegence level of their questions just a wee bit?
And, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, perhaps include a valid source once in a great while.

Answer 7

as long as you bill the other alleged liars as well... like Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, there are many more... but it would be incumbent upon you to *prove* lies and not just accuse... otherwise the bill would then fall on your shoulders.

Answer 8

In the Liberal's distorted view of the Constitution, yes, probably.
In the real world, these men should be revered for the moral courage (yes, that missing factor from Liberals souls) to attempt to honestly lead this country in defense of all that is good.

Answer 9

ok but we should also sieze the assets of all the congress people who voted for it...you know, like hillary clinton , joe biden, chris dodd, john edwards,,,the list goes on and on and on...

Answer 10

Are you talking about all the oil they own over there, too?

Answer 11

Yes. I think all of the companies that have been given contracts should have to pay back the contracts. This war is ONLY about money. It never should have happened.

Bush and Cheney should be prosecuted for a mass murder and sentenced accordingly.