Did Bush lie? Start at the beginning. What is a lie? An untruth told intentionally, by one who knew it was untrue. So to prove that the statement "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction" was a lie, two facts would have to be proven. First, that no weapons of mass destruction existed, and second, that Bush knew it.
The first statement is, for practical purposes, TRUE. Iraq had, at the time we invaded, no "locked and loaded" WMD's ready for use, although we may find more remnants from old wars. The second part, however, that Bush knew that, would require an assumption we cannot make. What if he believed our "intelligence"?
Intelligence, be it CIA, FBI, or others, is incredibly stupid, to the point that it was unable to predict 9/11. How could anyone expect that it would know whether Saddam Hussein had WMD's or not? President G. W. Bush said when we invaded Afghanistan that we would soon find Osama Bin Laden. After much bombing of caves, he wasn't found.
Then on to Iraq. We, and G. W. Bush, were told that Saddam had WMD's. Intelligence, as usual, was wrong. Intelligence gave Saddam's location. Repeatedly. Again, Intelligence was wrong.
I have no proof that G. W. Bush lied. He may have just believed his "intelligence".
I believe that anyone who believes government intelligence is stupid. President G. W. Bush is either stupid or a liar, and I choose the most likely possibility, that he is stupid. Any person who got "average" grades in college is how smart, anyway? Smart enough to write his own blog? I doubt it. The biggest problem with G. W. Bush is that he believes things like government intelligence, the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny, and Santa Claus. I'd rather believe he's a stupid man than an evil one, but I don't wish to be led by either.
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What do Americans do on the Fourth of July? Shoot fireworks. Didn't people do this before they realized that fireworks are "unsafe", especially for children, and someone could be hurt?
I notice that our TV media has adopted fireworks as its latest "anti" campaign. While many people die of many causes every day in America, and many more are injured, TV media concentrates on people, mostly kids, killed or injured by fireworks, and totally ignores other causes of death or injury, like swimming pools.
I live in Alaska, and can count on hearing about one child injured in New Jersey by fireworks. While I understand and respect restrictions for "fire danger", most jurisdictions which restrict or outlaw fireworks do so whether the weather is dry or rainy.
I know, it's "for the children". Wouldn't we be better off if we raised smarter kids? We could all shoot off our AK47's into the air in free countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, or Pakistan. Oops, scratch the first two, they're not free countries anymore. The American army is there.
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What is an army of mercenaries? An army which is not composed of citizens of the country whose flag it uses, but of "foreigners" who fight for money.
Who would do this? In America's revolutionary war, the British hired "Hessians" (Germans) to do the fighting. In France's Vietnam experience, they relied heavily on the French Foreign Legion.
In America's recent (and ongoing) "liberation" of Iraq, "our" troops included (and
include) approximately 31,000 people who are not American Citizens. Their pay?
They get full American soldier's pay, plus American Citizenship after one year. Sounds like a good deal to me.
I note that our liberal and conservative media join to put a positive "spin" on this, with their universal acclaim of the "brave men and women" being granted citizenship on the warship Constellation. How about substituting "money loving" for "brave?"
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