Who else didn't know that President Clinton came up with the idea to go to war with Iraq?
355975
No, It wasn't Clinton's idea.\n\nThe first war with Iraq was @ 1990-1991 - BEFORE Clinton. Thanks, Daddy Bush.\n\nClinton tried to kill Bin-Laden with a Cruise Missile Strike During the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Many people (including myself) thought it was a cheap tactic to get the attention off of the president. Perhaps if a third cruise missile was launched, 9/11 might not have happened...\n\nBush CONVINCED us that Iraq had WMD and ties to Al Queda within it's borders, and used our patriotism to get congress to sign off on a war with Iraq.
1089535
Well Sadam did have WMDs and we all (Clinton even) knew it. But our real reason for being in Iraq is to strategically get the jump on Iran. Afghanistan is on one side of Iran and Iraq is on the other. Iran is backed by China. You can see the cards stacking up here on the way to WWIII.
197982
For the same reason that FDR did not react to numerous warnings that the Japanese were planning an attack on Pearl Harbor. Bush knew that an attack would spawn massive public out cry that would make it easy for him to sell his ideas of invading Iraq. It's well documented that a plan for invading Iraq was well underway long before 9-11. What they didn't anticipate was the magnitude of the 9-11 attacks. Or possibly they did but I'm not that cynical. I think it's the reason why Bush sat so long after he got news of the attacks. He was stunned that "it actually happened..." Everyone has had that moment were we knew something bad was coming but you're still shocked when it arrives. It becomes real. That was Bush's moment of realization.\n\nAnd if you think about it - 9-11 gave Bush everything. The plan - or lack of planning in spite of being warned - actually worked.
1181025
No..I surely didn`t know. What a wonderful project! We need this about now, to show our Military that we DO stand behind them, and to get more Americans to SHOW what we are made of! Let`s stand up for our country and troops...What a great opportunity!! U.S.A. ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   : )
417960
It would have been during the 1980's during the Iran-Iraq War, which would have been under Reagan. But it my best knowledge, Iraqi chemical weapons know how came from the French and German Govt's and companies not American we provided cash and weapons to the Iraqis.\nAlso, no President supported his coming to power he just rose up and took over the Baath Party in Iraq.
1131873
... perhaps the question should read... is anyone surprised Saddam and Rumsfeld were hanging out together in the 80s... hahaha\n\nbirds.. feather... flock... together...
18449
A majority of Americans now feel that there is no exit strategy for the Iraq war.  Many Americans, politicians and leaders felt that going to war, based on the facts at the time, was appropriate.  In retrospect, we realize we were wrong. Way wrong.  And lied to.
392957
yes. if more people knew about the US's dealings with Sadam people would realise the hipocrasy of the Iraq war.
1033644
Say that again please, I was not aware we had a president...
1085568
We gotta remember what this is all about really... Joe Wilson  was supposed to do the investigation into Niger's supposed uranium sales to Saddam, this was done at the request of the vice president's office. Wilson told the truth that the whole idea was a sham designed to build up reasons to invade the helpless Iraqis.  When Wilson failed, the Neo-cons outed his wife as punishment for disobeying.  After that, Cheney traveled repeatedly to the CIA during 2002. More than any other vice-president has EVER, basically to muscle those leftover after Plamegate to tow the line that Iraq had WMDs..All a lie, all a sham and Wilson is a patriot for telling the truth.  If only the troops had such courage, to stand up agains this lie, this sham of a war that they are fighting.  Only then could America have a restored honor, only then would the uniform mean something again.
416089
Mainly because people don't listen, don't remember that we didn't start this war-as in the War on Terror as a whole (Iraq had WMD's during the Iraq-Iran War and gassed the Kurds after the first Gulf War, Saddam was funding Hamas-President Bush said we were going after leaders that supported terrorism).
1163302
If I was President I would not have gone to war. I would have secured our borders asap and then with the money that has already been used on this war I would buy every man woman and child a hybrid car to cut down on fuel cost for every American. I would not of fought the families of 9/11 victims in having a 9/11 commission and would have had them lead the investigations. And most important I would not have ordered the killing of American citizens by staging 9/11 in the first place.\n"The first person to raise their hand is the first person to run out of ideas." - HG Wells
835306
Just because he did not take time out of his busy day to visit you on the playground and ask for your ideas about Iraq does not mean he did not have a plan!\n\nSometimes you libs say such rediculous things, it's amazing you are smart enough to use a keyboard!
260682
He already did. He said he would leave Iraq up to future Presidents to solve. Bush is bailing on Iraq. He said it with his own mouth.
1164472
The Clintons had knowledge that something was up as early as 1999, and typically did nothing. Also look at the USS Kohl and Ruby Ridge and you will see what they were like.
816858
The God that I learned about in church and that I worship would not tell anyone to just invade a country.  To indicate that the president is delusional would be to indicate that I thought he didn't know what he was doing.  This invasion of Iraq was a plan he had conceived since before he ever became president.  The plans for this were in motion before the 9/11 attacks ever occurred.
519525
They obviously didn't teach you grammar.  \n\nNobody likes war but did you ever think that had Clinton paid more attention to world affairs during his stay in the Oval Office Bush Jr. may not have had an excuse to go to war.  Being selective in which party you criticize and taking such extreme stances while doing so will only contribute to this nations political problems, assuming you even voted last time.