This article is the exact way I feel about the Iraq situation. I agree, _eventually_ something has to be done. I'm hoping that something can be done from the inside with a lot less blood of our own lost. I can't understand why he has to call for the ability to declare war right now. I'm sure the congress would give him authority if he came to them and said 'Okay guys, tomorrow we're invading because of such and such' given that "such and such" were valid reasons. Really though, if war is your last resort, why is he calling for the ability to start it right now.
I'm also very sick of him trying to make it a patriotic issue. If you're not going to vote for his proposal, you must not care for the lives of the American people. This line of reasoning is so anti-American. This country was founded on dissenting views, hence a congress and party system. This same line of reasoning is used against me when people say I'm pro-abortion even though abortion is very disgusting to me and would never be my choice, but since I support an individuals choice, I'm labelled pro-abortion (as if anyone is really pro-abortion). Marlon Howie Hamlin wrote: >..that GW is either waging war because Saddam tried to "kill his daddy" or because he >wants to affect the November >elections: > >WASHINGTON -- While President Bush marshals congressional and international support >for invading Iraq, a growing number >of military officers, intelligence professionals and diplomats in his own government >privately have deep misgivings >about the administration's double-time march toward war. > >These officials charge that administration hawks have exaggerated evidence of the >threat that Iraqi leader Saddam >Hussein poses -- including distorting his links to the al-Qaida terrorist network -- >have overstated the amount of >international support for attacking Iraq and have downplayed the potential >repercussions of a new war in the Middle >East. > >They charge that the administration squelches dissenting views and that intelligence >analysts are under intense pressure >to produce reports supporting the White House's argument that Saddam poses such an >immediate threat to the United States >that pre-emptive military action is necessary. > >"Analysts at the working level in the intelligence community are feeling very strong >pressure from the Pentagon to cook >the intelligence books," said one official, speaking on condition of anonymity. > >http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/nation/1607676 > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
