It was a unanimous decision to depose Hussein because he was a maniacal dictator that expressed his hatred for anything Western.
I'm sorry but that is simply not true, not even close to being true.
First, Iraq was without a doubt one of the most westernized of Arab countries before the US invaded. Far from hating the west, Iraq adopted much of western culture and was the most secular of the Middle Eastern nations.
Second, you go on to post a link to a propaganda flick that simply continues to distort the truth. Since the Administration withheld information and distorted the intelligence give to Congress, it is absurd to then later say "They went along."
Those in Congress who supported the decision did so only because they trusted that the Administration was not lying to them. Unfortunately it is now obvious to everyone that the Administration did just that, lie to the Congress and the American people.
The claim is that Iraq is really about oil, which completely explains why gas prices are so high
I'm sorry, that is simply not true. Only someone as stupid as our current President would believe something that silly. If the goal was oil then Bush truly was a double idiot for continuing to Baghdad.
The most plausible scenario offered by a high ranking Iraqi defector, is that remaining weaponry was smuggled out of Iraq in to Syria.
Only someone a stupid as the current Administration was not aware that that was the most likely result of any WMDs if they did exist long before the invasion.
Now, I do believe that even Bush here was a bit of a pawn.
I'm sorry, but we are speaking of the President of the United States. If that is true he definitely should be impeached.
Whether Iraq was a good idea or not, we are there now and it would be incredibly irresponsible to simply leave without the fledgling Iraqi government able to support its own weight.
That, my friend, should have been considered BEFORE the stupid invasion.
Granted we are in this mess and we have few options. Unfortunately though there have been zero credible plans presented to dealing with the issue.
In the long run, only the Iraqis can solve the problem.
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