So let me get this str8. Clinton was impeached for lying about Monica right? Bush lied about Iraq but yet->

Question

No one talks about impeaching him for lying to the people about the reasons why America invaded Iraq? I'm not a fan of Clinton's by any means but what he did was tame compared to Bush's lies about Iraq. The lies of Bush resulted in more than 3000 American Soldiers lives lost. 4 years later no weapons found. So when will the impeachement process for Bush begin or is this another example of a doublestandard?

My error. He wasn't impeached but they where impeachment hearings to get rid of him.

Answer 1

If the Democrats displayed the same viciousness as the Republicans, Bush could be impeached by a simple majority in the House of Representatives. The Democrats have that majority but have decided not to use it.

As President Ford famously said, an impeachable offense is whatever the majority in the House determines it to be. I don’t agree with the Democrats’ decision. They have more than enough to impeach Bush and Cheney.

The problem is that the Senate would probably not remove them from office, but that consideration did not stop the Republicans from impeaching Clinton.

Answer 2

1. Clinton was impeached he was not removed. Same thing happed to Andrew Johnson.

2. The Republicans were never going to impeach Bush (that would mean going up against one of their own, and we know that will never happen) and the Democrates and to chicken to do the right thing.

3. I would never impeach anyone unless I have the votes to remove him as well. Having impeachment hearings just wastes a lot of tax payer money (as the Republicans know). So I would not go for impeachment until I know that I have what it takes to remove that person. The Democrates knows they don't have that magical number, so what is the point. The Republicans also knew (during Clinton) that they did not have the votes but just out of spite, and without the will of the people, they wasted money. Fiscally responsible, right.

Answer 3

Clinton was impeached for lying to a Grand Jury and obstruction of justice. Those are felonies, Perjury and Obstruction of Justice. He was not impeached when he lied to the nation and said" I did not have sex with that woman". Bush on the other hand, did not lie. He repeated and believed intelligence gathered on Iraq by the CIA, MI6, and the Mossad. The same information, by the way, that Reid, Pelosi, Clinton, Murtha, Kerry, and virtually all the other Dems looked at and stated the exact same thing that Bush said. Then they all voted FOR the use of force against Iraq.

Answer 4

Bush used the same information the rest of the world did (including the democrats) to base his decision on. Bill was caught red handed in a lie to the Grand Jury, big difference.




Update:
I cannot believe how many people still believe that Clinton was NOT impeached. Look it up...he WAS impeached...(shakes head)

Answer 5

The phrase, "Intelligence indicates that..." is not a lie, unless you can prove that intelligence didn't did not indicate it. Now, Clinton said flat out that they had weapons of mass destruction. The insurgency has also used weapons of mass destruction in the last year. They're called chlorine bombs.

We also didn't invade Iraq. Back in either '89 or '90, Iraq invaded Kuwait, so we went and pushed them out. Now, we gave Saddam a ceasefire agreement, and then left. He violated that ceasefire agreement 17 times. That's why we're there now.

Also, Clinton signed the Iraqi Liberation Bill in '98, which called for the establishment of a democracy in that country. Seems Bush was the one with the balls to follow through on that one.

Answer 6

Interesting political spin!! Your "Hate Bush button" is glowing in the dark. Clinton lied and was caught. Bush only used info gathered and it is the same info all the Dem's got as THEY voted for the Police Action over and over. Use facts not political lies!! USMC 60-68

Answer 7

Very interesting...nobody seems to believe Bush lies...there are sites all over the net that prove it. Take off your blinders...open your eyes n ears......which is worse to you...an extrmarital affair or the senseless killing of our troops??
Another example of a double standard...Absolutely...

Answer 8

Bush did not lie about Iraq. Saddam has used WMDs in the past against his own people and Iran. And Clinton was not impeached, now people wanted him to be impeached. Clinton could have been impeached for far worse things such as not doing anything about all the times America was attacked under his watch. WTC bombing, 2 US Embassy bombings, USS Cole bombing, Marine Base bombings and not to mention Clinton's selling rocket technology to China for money, shutting down our missile defense and cutting back on national security. But in the end Bush has not lied about anything.

Thanks to NY Times always telling our Iraq strategies and delaying our entry into Iraq, Saddam had enough time to ship any WMDs he had out of the country to surrounding countries or countries as far as to Russia, Cuba or possibly China. Saddam had many leaders in countries on a pay roll to look the other way while he did shady things, such as train al-Qaeda in Iraqi desert, build WMDs, and kill his own people ruthlessly.

Bush did not lie about anything nor did he do anything illegal. Because if he had done so, you better believe, instead of these desperate politicians who say he lied on TV, would actually be taking their REAL evidence to a high court. Look at how Bush is bashed and no one does anything about it on TV and newspapers; if someone had real credible evidence against him, they would print it and make it official and send him to court to be punished.

Answer 9

I get your point. And it does seem stupid that Bill's error was made "serious," while it really wasn't. But that's the Republican machine wanting to destroy Clinton because he was such a popular president, so they launched an attack on his chracter since they found no real corruption even though Ken Starr spent like 50 MILLION DOLLARS to investigate Bill and Hillary Clinton.

There is a saying now, "When Clinton lied, no one died," meaning Bush's lies (re.Iraq) have caused thousands of deaths.

Answer 10

Your premise fo this question is unsound.

lie1 /laɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lahy] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, lied, ly·ing.
–noun 1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.