Caligirl
Oh yes it is too!
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Any that threaten.
Did Iraq threaten? And can you give a number of countries, or a short list? Are we justified to be carrying out troop movements into Pakistan at the moment? Are we justified to initiate strikes against Iran or Russia, at the moment? What about some of the state sponsors of terror in Africa? What about Chavez' country? Etc? Where do we draw the line today? How is that different from where we drew the line in 2003?
1998 (not Bush) Indictment of OBL:
Thanks, yes, Clinton has been clear that he supported Bush (initially anyway) and that it was a tough call and a hard spot.
One of the problems with what Bush did, one of the MAJOR problems, is that Bush cherry-picked intelligence and intimidated nay-sayers in order to drum up support. This is not only unethical, it backfired - as anyone with any common sense would have predicted.
Had he been making a good faith representation of the actual intelligence, and welcomed dissenting opinions, he would have ended up in a much better position.
Palin does not welcome dissenting voices, if her mayorship is any indication. She is an idealogue and she sees her strict ideology as a strength. Bush has shown that such a mindset is a weakness and leads to failure.
COMMON SENSE tells us that this is a bad mentality for a P or VP. She wants yes-men. She believes 'not blinking' is a strength. If you agree, fine - this is a democracy. I feel like it's worth pointing out that this was Bush's mentality too.
http://www.fas.org/irp/ne...1998/11/98110602_nlt.html
http://www.washingtonpost...Jul14.html?nav=rss_nation
The devil you say! An al Qaeda terrorist harbored in Iraq even in the aftermath of the US's wrath over 9/11?
Thanks, I was familiar with the establishment of terrorist cells in Iraq after the invasion. It is one of the ironies of the pre-emption policy. As is the increase in terror worldwide, presumably indicating an increase in terrorist recruitment.
Pre-emptive strikes are a failed policy.
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