You yourself just pointed to Saddam as the reason for the invasion, now you're backpedaling. Which is it? Can't have it both ways, you know.
On Dec 22, 1:40�pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > SLIME wncs: > > That have something to do with why we went into Iraq??? > > Is there a time limit about how ,ong we are allowed to stay in Iraq? > > The Mission Accomplished sign was �for the completetion of the Mission > for the aircraft carrier Bush was speaking on. > > The Mission was Accompished for ousting Saddam Hussein - but not for > settling down Iraq. > > On Dec 22, 1:34 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > March 2003: Saddam overthrown > > May 2003: Bush declares "Mission Accomplished" > > 2008: We're still there, and 97% of US casualties have come AFTER so- > > called "mission accomplished." > > >http://rawstory.com/news/2008/97_percent_of_US_death_toll_0324.html > > > So, what was that about Saddam again? > > > On Dec 22, 1:01 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The IRAQ invasion was L-E-G-AL and J-U-S-T-I-F-I-E-D. > > > > Did you ever wonder why Saddam was a allowed to remain as president of > > > Iraq after he got clobbered by the U.S. in the 1991 Gulf War? > > > > Think he may have agreed to some surrender terms to allow him to stay > > > in power? > > > > Think he ever fulfilled those surrender terms?? > > > > Read UN Resolution # 687. Saddam was given 15 days-- from April 3 > > > until April 18, 1991 to fulfill the terms of his surrender. > > > > By April of 2003 - 4,390 days AFTER his deadline, he still had not met > > > the terms of his surrender. > > > > Ever wonder why U.S. planes were over-flying Iraq all the years > > > between 1991 and 2003, putting our pilots in danger? > > > > P.S.: Read UN Resolution # 687 of April 3, 1991 THEN Read UN > > > Resolution 1440 of the Fall of 2002 - which state that Saddam still > > > had not fulfilled Resolution #687. > > > > Do think you would be legally allowed to remain living in your house > > > for 12 years (4,390 days) without ever making a mortgage payment - if > > > you owed a mortgage??? > > > > On Dec 22, 12:48 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Most of those troops would still be alive if they weren't sent to a > > > > needless invasion of Iraq. Nothing he does can ever atone for that, > > > > try as he might. > > > > > On Dec 22, 12:43 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > December 22, 2008 > > > > > americanthinker.com > > > > > Rick Moran > > > > > > Many readers of this site - including yours truly - have disagreed > > > > > vehemently with George Bush on numerous occasions. Unlike the left, > > > > > however, most of us have seen the president as a decent, God-fearing > > > > > man who took office and served during perhaps the most consequential > > > > > period of American history since the Civil War. > > > > > > He will never, ever be vouchsafed this decency by the left - no matter > > > > > if the evidence comes up and smacks them over the head. > > > > > > Here's the bludgeon: > > > > > > For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President > > > > > Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. > > > > > It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential > > > > > letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or > > > > > sometimes left the news media in the dark. > > > > > > Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting > > > > > in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to > > > > > lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country. > > > > > > On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - > > > > > with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to > > > > > many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his > > > > > presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving. > > > > > > But the size and scope of Mr. Bush's and Mr. Cheney's private > > > > > endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far > > > > > exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to > > > > > interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort. > > > > > > Bush says the reason he did it is simply that he felt it his duty to > > > > > do so. > > > > > > Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of > > > > > every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, > > > > > an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and > > > > > escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of > > > > > troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, > > > > > grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag- > > > > > draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, > > > > > for emotional support. > > > > > > "I lean on the Almighty and Laura," Mr. Bush said in the interview. > > > > > "She has been very reassuring, very calming." > > > > > > Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops > > > > > killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to > > > > > White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were > > > > > outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at > > > > > private sessions during official travel stops, officials said. > > > > > > The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also > > > > > attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but > > > > > on her as well. > > > > > > Vice President Cheney also made an extraordinary effort to meet with > > > > > wounded soldiers and families of the deceased. > > > > > > A purely political observation is if the public knew of this herculean > > > > > effort on the part of Bush and Cheney - the sheer numbers being > > > > > incredible - I daresay the president's approval ratings would not be > > > > > hovering in the mid-20's. The demonization of Bush by the media and > > > > > the left would have been much more difficult and perhaps less > > > > > successful. > > > > > > But in the end, they were right to keep it a secret. Any hint of > > > > > politics in such an effort would have made the entire exercise seem > > > > > hypocritical. And you can bet that the media and the left would have > > > > > tried to paint any effort to visit and comfort the troops - such as > > > > > the massive undertaking described in the article - as PR window > > > > > dressing, nothing more. > > > > > > Bush has come in for a lot of criticism - much of it deserved - over > > > > > the years. But the portrayal of him as an unfeeling, uncaring man when > > > > > it came to the suffering of soldiers or citizens as a result of war or > > > > > natural disaster was always purely political. Even his most vigorous > > > > > supporters, however, could not have imagined the extent to which he > > > > > gave of his time and emotional energy to ease the suffering of > > > > > Americans who have given so much for America during his time in > > > > > office.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
