Please, please, please be a little more creative and not use the WMD angle to criticize the war in Iraq. The WMD argument is right up there with the "no war for oil" crowd that scurries to make the weakest and easiest argument possible because they don't bother to research the real reasons for what is going on. You know...the same people who still think the Civil War was about slavery.
Anyway...Saddam used WMDs on the Kurds on more than one occasion. That is a documented fact that nobody but himself will deny. How can you possibly think that he used chemical weapons then, only to turn around and totally get rid of all of them? But, for the sake of argument, let’s say that he did do exactly that. Supposed he did destroy every ounce of WMD weaponry; what would he have to hide from UN inspectors? If there were no weapons of mass destruction in that country then the UN inspectors should have been allowed to search wherever they wanted but they were not given that opportunity. Years and years of those roadblocks, coupled with a weak and distracted President, let the Iraq situation get out of control during Clinton's years in office. George W. Bush took over a ticking time bomb. So, GWB becomes President and immediately there is speculation about whether or not we will go to war with Iraq. Saddam and Bush engage in a media war of words for a while, then it all hits the fan and we invade. How is it not possible that Iraq's WMD stockpile wasn't moved to another country during the political debate preceding the war?? I don't understand why people simply will not entertain that thought. Saddam knew we were coming sooner or later and he knew that he would be taken out of power and probably captured in the process. What better way to make us look like a bunch of uncoordinated, uninformed, trigger happy fools than to move everything out of the country and let us waltz right in and come up empty handed?
Of course "American Diplomats" are saying it's all messed up now...it's been 5 years and it's a huge mess so everyone even remotely connected to American politics is making sure to cover their butts because the last 5 years are going echo through American history for a very, very long time. Anyone associated with this situation will be held accountable for it when they try to advance their careers. These people are willing to say anything at this point to distance themselves from "Bush's war".
Please realize that we live in a much more complex world than can possibly be explained, defended, or criticized with an argument as weak as WMDs. You are old enough to form your own opinions based on information that you research and process, not only what you see in the media.
Please, please, please be a little more creative and not use the WMD angle to criticize the war in Iraq. The WMD argument is right up there with the "no war for oil" crowd that scurries to make the weakest and easiest argument possible because they don't bother to research the real reasons for what is going on. You know...the same people who still think the Civil War was about slavery.
Anyway...Saddam used WMDs on the Kurds on more than one occasion. That is a documented fact that nobody but himself will deny. How can you possibly think that he used chemical weapons then, only to turn around and totally get rid of all of them? But, for the sake of argument, let’s say that he did do exactly that. Supposed he did destroy every ounce of WMD weaponry; what would he have to hide from UN inspectors? If there were no weapons of mass destruction in that country then the UN inspectors should have been allowed to search wherever they wanted but they were not given that opportunity. Years and years of those roadblocks, coupled with a weak and distracted President, let the Iraq situation get out of control during Clinton's years in office. George W. Bush took over a ticking time bomb. So, GWB becomes President and immediately there is speculation about whether or not we will go to war with Iraq. Saddam and Bush engage in a media war of words for a while, then it all hits the fan and we invade. How is it not possible that Iraq's WMD stockpile wasn't moved to another country during the political debate preceding the war?? I don't understand why people simply will not entertain that thought. Saddam knew we were coming sooner or later and he knew that he would be taken out of power and probably captured in the process. What better way to make us look like a bunch of uncoordinated, uninformed, trigger happy fools than to move everything out of the country and let us waltz right in and come up empty handed?
Of course "American Diplomats" are saying it's all messed up now...it's been 5 years and it's a huge mess so everyone even remotely connected to American politics is making sure to cover their butts because the last 5 years are going echo through American history for a very, very long time. Anyone associated with this situation will be held accountable for it when they try to advance their careers. These people are willing to say anything at this point to distance themselves from "Bush's war".
Please realize that we live in a much more complex world than can possibly be explained, defended, or criticized with an argument as weak as WMDs. You are old enough to form your own opinions based on information that you research and process, not only what you see in the media.