Originally posted by Mighty1
You are talking about 2 different things.
1) Bush DID say we were there for the long haul(which could take many years)
2) Bush did say he thought they had WMD(as did most people)
Are we going to put a base in Iraq? I don't know I haven't heard anything on it.
Did Iraq have WMD? Yes but who really knows when they detroyed/moved them?
Yes, all that is true except your claim of the timeline.
Bush didnt say anything about long haul until we were hopelessly involved in iraq militarily. Before the war we were to be hailed as liberating heroes. I challenge you to source a quote from GWB that says we would be in iraq for many years, prior to the war.
Of course hussein had WMD's. The US supplied him with them. The claim was WMD's, ability to manufacture and an immediate threat to the US.
And I can make the claim and not be proven wrong. Bush is changing his tune to fit the situation as the situation unfolds.