Was anyone against the iraq war before it started?

Question

why?

scott ritter was the american UN inpsector at the time and he was outspoken that bush was lying..

the internet saved me from brainwashing

Answer 1

yea. I forgot why. But theres a good reason.

Answer 2

Yes, I was against it as were many other U.S. citizens... oddly enough many Democrats and Republicans alike were against it. Since so many seem to have somehow forgotten, let me give you a rough sketch of what we knew before March 2003:

The "evidence":
yellow cake and aluminum tubes: proved nothing as even Bush administration agreed,
document from Nigeria about sale of U to Iraq: forged,
satellite photos of trucks and buildings: again, proved nothing and was a total embarrassment to Powell.

In the Fall of 2002 Iraq was requested to provide a report documenting their weapons inventory. They actually did, was about 5000 pages long. The Bush administration scoffed, they were "certain" Iraq had so-called WMD -- not that I believe the document was necessarily accurate but I'm sure it was at least as accurate as anything we (U.S.) would have provided. UN investigators were in Iraq and found, you guessed it, nothing... it amazes me that this is so surprising now... must have been because they didn't have proper access to facilities.

What really amazes me is how long it takes the media to react to what's actually going on in the world. Much of what little over a year ago highlighted a "blunder by the CIA" was available for everyone in 2002, including the 2002 Senate that held a Dem majority. Simply put, there was no blunder, there was an agenda which apparently was not limited to the Republican party.

The question we should ask: who can we trust? Probably not many in or on their way to Washington. As for the media, you can still watch CNN but put your TV on mute and just read the ticker at the bottom... the talking heads are simply full of hot air. Of course, even the talking heads knew Iraq was NOT linked to Sept. 11 even though Bush often suggested otherwise.

Answer 3

Many people are against war, why would it be any different if it was in Iraq or in Germany. War is war, like it or not, it will always happen, people who sign-up for the Military know what they are getting themselves into. When a Draft happens, then we should start to complain about brining our troops home. Just end the war so we can all go back to our regular lives.

Answer 4

I was and still am, because I believe that all true and real conflicts can be resolved without killing; I also believed that the Iraq invasion was not a true and real conflict. I am dismayed that the US and Allied forces decided to bring Democracy to Iraq- who was not asking for any help, yet when countries such as Burma, Haiti, and others who ask anybody in the world who can help, and are then suppressed and subjugated the US, the UN and the so-called "Allied" forces do nothing. Too fishy for my taste. I don't support the war, and I may pray for the troops safe return, but I surely don't support them.

Answer 5

Yeah I was. The reason was because the first question that came to mind was, wait a minute, aren't we supposed to be hunting for Bin Laden somewhere in the hills of Afghanistan?
Then; Why aren't we finishing what we started before moving on to something else? Not to say that Mr. Hussein needed dealing with but, I don't see any headway being made at all on the "Afghani front" so to speak. In my opinion, it's as if the govt. threw the Iraq situation in front of us as a distraction from the task at hand, much like a burglar throws a steak at a guard dog. Now we're in it up to our eyeballs and there seems to be no end in sight.

Answer 6

I was against it from the beginning. I listened to the UN inspectors and was totally aware the Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11

Answer 7

I was against it from the start, along with millions of other people. Dennis Kucinich was against it from the start. Much of the rest of the world was against it from the start.

I did not believe there were weapons of mass destruction, and if there were, I'm sure the inspectors would have found them. I did not and still do not believe it is just to invade a country who has not harmed us. I understood, like many people, that by invading Afghanistan, we were trying to find the scumbags who engineered the attack of 9/11/01. The terrorists were not in Iraq until AFTER we invaded.

And Steelgrave, that 80 percent stat is just respndents to a poll. It could have been far fewer people supporting the war, but they were never asked.

Answer 8

Me, Russia,France Germany Belgium, tons of other countries and 156 members of Congress from 36 states .
http://usliberals.about.com/od/liberalleadership/a/IraqNayVote.htm
Why because this quagmire was predictable. Iraq was a cruel but secular regime, the minister of foreign affairs was actually a Christean. Women's rights were better under Saddam. Iraq had no place in the war on Terror and anyone knew attacking and occupying Iraq would end in disaster even Dick Cheney before he decided Haliburton profits and the PNAC agenda were more important than the lives of American soldiers
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YENbElb5-xY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v0wbpKCdkkQ

Answer 9

many people, for various reasons.
1. they didn't consider Iraq a threat
2. they don't like war in general (see Code Pink)
3. they had financial interests (look at France)
4. they are in, or have relatives in the military and didn't want them harmed
5. politics
6. hate Bush
7. we propped Hussein up in the first place

you'll probably hear lots of other reasons, those are just off the top of my head.

Now, if you want to know how the vote shook out, no, not a lot of people opposed in congress or the senate, no matter what they may be saying now. Just look up the records, you'll see what they said then, and it'll put what they say now into perspective. They're politicians. Believe them at your peril.

Answer 10

i guess many people were ignorant about M.E. as a whole, and about Islam, Iraq and Saddam's Ba's party vs. Bin Laden's Al Qaeda! and the fact that they were enemies. i personally have been against all wars for a while since it harms the working poor and the labors around the whole globe. this whole thing is like a dirty chess game! peace

Answer 11

I was and have always been against this war and here is why... I have always been in favor of 'Diplomacy' to solve problems. Even if there is a war there will ultimately be diplomacy to resolve lingering issues. The best way to resolve just about any issue is through communication and in this case, diplomacy.