BUSH POLITICIZES 9/11
Bush, in his 9/11 anniversary speech, condemned opposition to his war in Iraq and equated patriotism with supporting his policies.
First, let’s remember what got us into the quagmire in Iraq. Bush distorted prewar intelligence, claiming that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, ties to al Qaeda, a direct hand in 9/11, and finally tried to kill his father. Bush did mention true fully that Hussein gassed the Kurds and started two wars.
As investigations have shown, al Qaeda never existed in Iraq until after Bush’s invasion. Also, no weapons of mass destruction were discovered in Iraq. Yes, Hussein used biological/chemical weapons in the 1980s and did start a war with Iran, but with America’s blessing.
Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr. encouraged and supported, financially and militarily, in violation of our neutrality, Hussein’s Iran war. (The U.S. navy aided Hussein, destroying half of Iran’s navy during this war.)
In 1983, Iran detailed Iraqi chemical weapons usage and presented a resolution asking the U.N. to condemn Iraq. The U.S. delegate to the U.N. was commanded to lobby delegations in order to obtain a "no decision" on the resolution, or the U.S. was to abstain on the issue.
The U.S had intelligence confirming Iraq's "almost daily" use of chemical weapons including against “Kurdish insurgents,” according to a 1983 memo.
Finally, the CIA refuted Hussein’s complicity with Bush, Sr.‘s attempted assassination in Kuwait. Former U.S. ambassador Gnehm stated, “I had no evidence of any direct order” by Saddam. A classified CIA report stated that Kuwait exaggerated Hussein’s involvement in the plot, noting that Kuwait "cooked the books."
Citizens need to examine the facts before blindly supporting a deceitful president. Thomas Jefferson said it best, "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
Christian Gatsby
First, let’s remember what got us into the quagmire in Iraq. Bush distorted prewar intelligence, claiming that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, ties to al Qaeda, a direct hand in 9/11, and finally tried to kill his father. Bush did mention true fully that Hussein gassed the Kurds and started two wars.
As investigations have shown, al Qaeda never existed in Iraq until after Bush’s invasion. Also, no weapons of mass destruction were discovered in Iraq. Yes, Hussein used biological/chemical weapons in the 1980s and did start a war with Iran, but with America’s blessing.
Presidents Reagan and Bush Sr. encouraged and supported, financially and militarily, in violation of our neutrality, Hussein’s Iran war. (The U.S. navy aided Hussein, destroying half of Iran’s navy during this war.)
In 1983, Iran detailed Iraqi chemical weapons usage and presented a resolution asking the U.N. to condemn Iraq. The U.S. delegate to the U.N. was commanded to lobby delegations in order to obtain a "no decision" on the resolution, or the U.S. was to abstain on the issue.
The U.S had intelligence confirming Iraq's "almost daily" use of chemical weapons including against “Kurdish insurgents,” according to a 1983 memo.
Finally, the CIA refuted Hussein’s complicity with Bush, Sr.‘s attempted assassination in Kuwait. Former U.S. ambassador Gnehm stated, “I had no evidence of any direct order” by Saddam. A classified CIA report stated that Kuwait exaggerated Hussein’s involvement in the plot, noting that Kuwait "cooked the books."
Citizens need to examine the facts before blindly supporting a deceitful president. Thomas Jefferson said it best, "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.”
Christian Gatsby
