We sent 6,000 troops into Afganastan, 125,000 into Iraq, how did this make sense?

Question

The country that actually cultivated terrorists and was the hideaway for Bin Laden we send 6,000 troops, the country that had no wmd's and terroists to speak of, we send 125,000 troops initially, um, what in the world were Rumsfield and Cheney doing?

Answer 1

It's like this.Neocons get into the white house with an agenda to attack Iraq
http://zfacts.com/p/775.html
The threat of Alquaida and OBL is ignored until he attacks on 9/11.After that the Neocons did everything in their power to convince Bush to attack Iraq even before Afghanistan
By the afternoon on Wednesday [after Sept. 11], Secretary Rumsfeld was talking about broadening the objectives of our response and "getting Iraq." Secretary Powell pushed back, urging a focus on al Qaeda. Relieved to have some support, I thanked Colin Powell. "I thought I was missing something here," I vented. "Having been attacked by al Qaeda, for us now to go bombing Iraq in response would be like our invading Mexico after the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor."
Powell shook his head. "It's not over yet." Indeed, it was not. Later in the day, Secy. Rumsfeld complained that there were no decent targets for bombing in Afghanistan and that we should consider bombing Iraq, which, he said, had better targets. At first I thought Rumsfeld was joking. But he was serious and the President did not reject out of hand the idea of attacking Iraq. Instead, he noted that what we needed to do with Iraq was to change the government, not just hit it with more cruise missiles, as Rumsfeld had implied.
Source: Against All Enemies, by Richard Clarke, chapter 1
http://www.ontheissues.org/Archive/Against_All_Enemies_War_+_Peace.htm

Bush attacked Afghanistan anyway,he couldn't really do anything else with the eyes of the world on him but forces inside the administration were and are still focused on their PNAC agenda and in that agenda OBL isn't important.It's about states,think Iran.It also benefits them having him out there to keep people afraid and more willing to go along with war retoric.

When he said that dead or alive it was just cowboy talk without sunstance.If he wanted he could have gotten him long ago.He and his administration have set different priorities.

Answer 2

Ohh no what I like even more, is when Bush was asked several years ago during a speech, something to the effect,"where is Bin Laden, and are you looking for him" and he replied, "I don't know where he is and frankly I don't care" Nice very nice.

Answer 3

Making money, boasting and bragging.

Don't you remember? "This is a cakewalk" "Well take care of this in less than 6 mos"

It makes my stomach turn at all the waste and desolation this President has caused.

Answer 4

it only makes sense if oil was the reason for the invasion