did not lie about WMD after all, but was just wrong?
"Three years after the American invasion of Iraq, after endless searches had found no sign of weapons of mass destruction, President Bush still believed that Saddam Hussein had had them. He expressed that conviction repeatedly to his chief of staff, Andrew Card, until Card left the White House in April 2006."
2007-11-05 15:08:06 · 7 answers · asked by meg 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I can believe it. The man is SO STUBBORN. Even if something is right in front of him he still sees what he wants, believes what he wants and he searches for anything that fits into "his" reality.
2007-11-05 15:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
All CREDIBLE sources show that the WMD stockpile was a myth created by Anti-Bathists who wanted us to do them a favor and kick Saddam out. They would, and did, tell us anything they thought we wanted to hear to achieve the end of getting us to invade Iraq. That is why intelligence work must be left to the PROFESSIONALS. The people with the most experience in Middle East intelligence were shifted aside when their analysis did not jive with what Cheney wanted to here. Cheney created his own intelligence apparatus connected to his own office, designed to circumvent the normal channels and used it to convince the President and the head of the CIA that Iraq was a clear and present danger.
It is not that Bush lied, but he was hoodwinked by his own VP and Defense secretary. He should have relied on the executive branch as a whole, but trusted Cheney incorrectly, as it turns out.
Hope this helps,
Good luck!
2007-11-06 01:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by Yo, Teach! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recent evidence about the intentional ignoring by the Administration of the lack of credibility of "Curveball," as evidenced on last Sunday's 60 minutes makes me think they just really wanted to invade Iraq for a number of reasons. I believe he lied. Just as he lied to us about firing the "leaker," in his "big administration." Am I the only one who notices that he is always supressing a laugh when he lies? When he speaks of grave and terrible things, he smiles often.
Naomi Klien's recent book about neo-democracy shows that disasters, like 9-11, are often used by those in power to create changes they could not otherwise do.
Lie is a kind word for what has been done to our system of government and the changes that the lie has caused. I would use a different word.
2007-11-06 04:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Lynda C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you all still deny that there were WMD's?
We found them. The left immediately denied it. When shown them, they claimed, (as they still do) that these are not THE WMD's.
This is a bash Bush rant.
Draper made a lot of $$. That is what the book is about.
Feebl minds will grasp at any straw to prove they're right.
Liars.
2007-11-05 15:19:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
At first, it looked like Bush knew more than the experts did.
Then it turned out that he didn't.
BELIEVING you are correct, doesn't make you correct.
Bush gambled. He bet on black, when he should've listened to the experts, and bet on red.
Gambling is irresponsible.
2007-11-05 15:27:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why bother any more.
Bush lied, people died, yada yada yada, back to whatever crap is on TV tonight.
2007-11-05 15:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by A Balrog of Morgoth 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
'I need to be touched.'
-George W. Bush
2007-11-05 15:17:03 · answer #7 · answered by Griever 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋