--- In [email protected], "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You forgot that the current war in Iraq was unjustifiably started. > It was to be a pre-emptive strike on the the WMD capability based on > information from the CIA. It turned out that the information was > seriously flawed, either through CIA's fault or throught the White > House's manipulation.
Funny that, 'cause Bill Clinton while he was in the White House had the same info and said virtually the same things about Saddam. As MDixon has documented on this forum... Regardless: Everyone signed on to this -- Democrats and Republicans. Flawed or not, everyone had the same information. We're in this thing and we're in it together. Let's not cut and run. > > After the military leaders found that there was no WMD in Iraq, guess > what Bush did? He gave the ex-CIA chief a medal of honor for his > role in the war! Most people would have fired the SOB's ass! > > Also, most spiritual leaders, including the Pope, opposed Bush's > rationale for the war. But Bush did'nt listen. Guess what > happened? We're stuck in Iraq now. > > As MMY would say, you reap what you sow. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > The Americans spent 14 years in Vietnam fighting communism. As a > > result of the anti-War American Left's efforts, the US abandoned > South > > Vietnam and the communists took over. During the 2 years > immediately > > following the communists' victory, up to 4 million people of South > East > > Asia were slaughtered by or as a result of the Communists, a figure > far > > exceeding those that died during the entire 14 years of American > > involvement. > > > > Flash forward to the first Gulf War. Bush Sr. encourages the > Shiites > > to resist Saddam and, at the very least, gives the impression that > the > > US will back this resistance. The US stays out of Iraq and 10s of > > thousands of betrayed Shiites are slaughtered by Saddam. > > > > Current Gulf War. Almost unanimously, both houses of Congress and > > practically every member of both the Democratic and Republican > Parties > > authorize the president to go to war. Now, 4 years later, the US > is > > again considering cutting and running. > > > > Gee, who will be killed this time and in what numbers? > > >
