PD,
as usual you made some good points here on this thread.
I was just reading this article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...id=540&ncid=716
Look my thoughts are, I know deep down that the Evil Saddam at one point did have WMD, when he got rid of them, or hid them I am not sure of. Bush was allready fucked Domesticly pre 9/11, after 9/11 he had a new higher agenda. As far as Saddam goes, I think it was allready planned and in the books for this Premptive war, i.e. Oil, Pay back for Daddy bush, More Stability in the middle east, etc.
I really could care less at all that Saddam is gone, he was a tyrant and evil person, i.e. killed thousands of his own ppl, gassed, etc. My problem is that Bush used Scare tactics, threat to us land / people to get in there and goto war, well also WMD.
Your point about our terror level (color) going up by labor day next year is probably true to heart, I have said that myself many times. Bush will of course never ever win re-election on domestic policies, but if voters are worried about security, threats abroad, etc he has a damm good chance of winning. Morals wise, sure he might be better then Clinton Personally, running the country, nah he's not even close. Clinton could of had alot of the world in the colaition, bush was always looked at like a cowboy to alot of countries. Bush SR was great with other leaders, he knew politics inside and out. Hopefully we can get this patriot act BS out sometime soon, just gives me pause when I see more of big brother around.... Republicans are supposed to be for less goverment aren't they??
In Summary, I think bush and his administration did probably extend the truth on certain facts to win popular approval in the usa for the war, did the lie about certain things, probably so. As did other presidents, democrat and republican alike. now we will finally get out of Saudi like the hawks such as Perl and Wolfawitz wanted, and setup new bases in quatar and Iraq
If 85-90% or more of this war wasn't for OIL, then what was it for??
You Decide on Election day if Bush has done well for this country....