[mplutodh1]

wow, how about we all just quit the fighting and realize that anyone who dislikes bush is going to say he was the one who thought Iraq had WMD (some might even go as far to say he is the only one who thought that and convinced others of it)

probably the majority of democrats are going to say bush got us into this and made the WMD thing up primarily because they dislike bush. If it was clinton in office i have a feeling this would all be completely different arguement, most likely republicans saying clinton was the one....

so bottom line, we still dont know if Iraq had/has WMD's maybe they did maybe they didnt, but honestly politicians are politicians and most people go with their "party" and bitch and moan about the other "party." they always have to find something to point fingers at the president for.

 

[N8 v2.0]

I think its been pretty well established through the years that Iraq had WMD's and were activily developing more... the question is, where the hell did they go?

 

[LordOpie]

Originally posted by N8
I think its been pretty well established through the years that Iraq had WMD's and were activily developing more... the question is, where the hell did they go?

Maybe Iraq didn't have a significant amount over the past few years?

 

[N8 v2.0]

Those of us who support the President need to remember his speech to the United Nations, September 12, 2002, in which he laid out five demands Saddam Hussein must meet in order to avoid war and here are those demands (verbatim):

Our partnership of nations can meet the test before us, by making clear what we now expect of the Iraqi regime.

1. If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately and unconditionally forswear, disclose, and remove or destroy all weapons of mass destruction, long-range missiles, and all related material.

2. If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all support for terrorism and act to suppress it, as all states are required to do by U.N. Security Council resolutions.

3. If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will cease persecution of its civilian population, including Shi'a, Sunnis, Kurds, Turkomans, and others, again as required by Security Council resolutions.

4. If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will release or account for all Gulf War personnel whose fate is still unknown. It will return the remains of any who are deceased, return stolen property, accept liability for losses resulting from the invasion of Kuwait, and fully cooperate with international efforts to resolve these issues, as required by Security Council resolutions.

5. If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all illicit trade outside the oil-for-food program. It will accept U.N. administration of funds from that program, to ensure that the money is used fairly and promptly for the benefit of the Iraqi people.

If all these steps are taken, it will signal a new openness and accountability in Iraq. And it could open the prospect of the United Nations helping to build a government that represents all Iraqis; a government based on respect for human rights, economic liberty, and internationally supervised elections.


Text of
Pres Bush's 12 Sept 2002 Speech to UN Gen Ass'by.