Bad ol Bush

[Rude]

Our war on terror begins with al Qaida, but it does not end there. . . . we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime. . . President George W. Bush, Joint Session of Congress, September 20, 2001

Saddam Hussein is paying $25,000 to the relatives of Palestinian suicide bombers -- a $15,000 raise much welcomed by the bombers' families. In Tulkarm, one of the poorest towns on the West Bank, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council handed out the checks from Saddam. The payments have been made for at least two years, but the amount has suddenly jumped up by $15,000 -- a bonus for the families of 'martyrs', to reward those taking part in the escalating war against Israel. . . . Fox News, March 26, 2002

This general served Saddam Hussein for decades. Along with another Iraqi defector, Sabah Khodada (see below), the general tells of terrorists training in a Boeing 707 resting next to railroad tracks on the edge of Salman Pak, an area south of Baghdad. The existence of the plane has been confirmed by U.N. inspectors. The general describes the men who trained there, the camp's security, and his "gut feeling" that the camp was in some way tied to the Sept. 11 attacks. Iraqi Lt. General, PBS and New York Times Interview, November 6, 2001

A captain in the Iraqi army from 1982 to 1992, he worked at what he describes as a highly secret terrorist training camp at Salman Pak, an area south of Baghdad. In this translated interview Khodada describes what went on at Salman Pak, including details on training hijackers. He emigrated to the U.S. in May 2001. Sabah Kodada, Iraqi Army Captain, PBS and New York Times Interview, October 14, 2001

An investigation by Frontline confirmed that Iraqi intelligence had trained at least forty Islamic terrorists between 1995 and 2000 in how to hijacking airliners using a Boeing-747 that was originally Kuwaiti property. Frontline, PBS, November 14, 2001

Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens. . . . Congressional Resolution Authorizing Force Against Iraq, October 15, 2002

Shortly before the Sept. 11 attacks, a group of al-Qaida fighters left Afghanistan and set up shop in Iraq as a backup base, according to a report in today‘s Los Angeles Times. Osama bin Laden‘s jihadists established such a base in town of Al Biyara and nearby mountain villages where Kurdish militants had begun imposing the strict Islamic rule much like Afghanistan‘s ousted Taliban regime, according to the Times report. While this base is further evidence of Saddam Hussein‘s recent support of al-Qaida, documented by many intelligence sources over the last 10 years, Iraq is attempting to maintain plausible deniability with regard to the bases – suggesting they are outside the control of the government in Baghdad. Intelmessages.com and Los Angeles Times, December 9, 2002

The British also released a dossier on Iraq which claimed that at least two key Al-Qaeda lieutenants underwent training inIraq. The dossier also confirmed that Iraq was paying Al-Qaeda to use its Ansar forces based in northern Iraq to attack the Kurdish forces. Reuters, September 14, 2002

Simply no basis for action

[Pongo]

There was simply no basis for the invasion of Iraq except blatent US aggression. Accept it.

[maslo]

14.12.2004 - Im having Vodka with Brezniev somewhere in Iraq.
All is ready to turn iraq under redflag ... belive me

i realy dont know whats going on here, but god blessed emerika, whitch already lost in iraq and bush is practicaly dead on international politic scene, so blabl abla ... there are zillion camps, he told us..
he was super coool SH`s butt cleaner and he knew it all ... muhehee we are so gooood


ohhh well


and all WMD labs already flew to Syria or iran on meterologic balloons .... bloody eastern wind

i realy have to go ROFL, every time when i read this  "intelligence sources"

i can not help myself

[Crapgame]

Thanks for posting this Rude. I have been telling friends, family, anyone willing to listen that this war is part of the larger War on Terror as defined by the Bush Doctrine laid out in that Sept. 20, 2001 speech. Bush clearly defined American foreign policy in that speech and he has thus far enforced it. The liberals can't stand the success and constantly attempt to portray the President as a liar and the situation in Iraq as a quagmire.

The left is constantly harping about the buck stopping at the White House. For once they are correct. The President had to make a decision about Iraq and he had to do so based on the intelligence he was provided. Much of that was from foreign sources since our own HUMINT capabilities had been seriously denuded by the previous administration. The President decided that he could not wait until Saddam DID become an imminent threat. Clearly Saddam was already supporting terrorism. But we all know that Bush is the liar here and that any airplane in the Iraqi desert was solely being used to train stewardesses for Iraqi Air...

[Yeager]

There was simply no basis for the invasion of Iraq
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Is just plan redikulus, comrade.

[10Bears]

It’s a comfort to know we spent 4,300 causalities and 400 billion for the benefit of  Israel

[NUKE]

Originally posted by 10Bears
It’s a comfort to know we spent 4,300 causalities and 400 billion for the benefit of  Israel

lol, what a moron

[AKIron]

Originally posted by Pongo
There was simply no basis for the invasion of Iraq except blatent US aggression. Accept it.

We'll do what we decide we need to do to protect ourselves and our interests. Accept that, or not.

[capt. apathy]

We'll do what we decide we need to do to protect ourselves and our interests. Accept that, or not.

well that may be true if you're part of a very select group.

but for most americans, we'll do what's decided by a very few, to protect that same few and their interests, to the detriment of most of america and our children that we are leaving the mess too.

I gain nothing from this war except debt.  and unless you work for a military contractor, most of you won't gain anything from it either.

and many(specificly those with relatives in the military) risk a loss much greater than picking up more debt.

[Monk]

Originally posted by maslo
14.12.2004 - Im having Vodka with Brezniev somewhere in Iraq.
All is ready to turn iraq under redflag ... belive me

i realy dont know whats going on here, but god blessed emerika, whitch already lost in iraq and bush is practicaly dead on international politic scene, so blabl abla ... there are zillion camps, he told us..
he was super coool SH`s butt cleaner and he knew it all ... muhehee we are so gooood


ohhh well


and all WMD labs already flew to Syria or iran on meterologic balloons .... bloody eastern wind

i realy have to go ROFL, every time when i read this  "intelligence sources"

i can not help myself

oh.....geez.  
What did I use in the other thread............Loser, ya that's it.

[Hristo]

Well, at least your soldiers didn't die (and still aren't dying) in vain.

[Fishu]

"surprisingly" all the sudden theres no questions raised of the quotes, whether those are true or not etc.

But let someone with other kind of view point talk and its suddenly, lies, bulls*it, anti-american attitude etc.

[lord dolf vader]

i served in combat in the first gulf war.



this ones a crock beggining to end lots of dead folks all in between.

bush is a liar or a fool take your pick.


 personaly i think its both.

[Monk]

i served in combat in the first gulf war.

With who and whereabouts?

[lord dolf vader]

uss virginia cgn 38.  os3 groundside/training airside


i believe we were liberian flaged for insurance purposes.