WHY DlD THE PRESIDUNCE OF THE UNITED STATES LIE ABOUT WMD IN IRAQ?
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b/c he wanted revenge about his father from saddam and b/c he wanted oil... also, his approval ratings improved a lot initially after the attack on afghanistan, so he though he could get reelected by attacking iraq.
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The operation was Called Operation Iraqi Freedom, that should explain a lot.  We were looking for WMDs that we knew should have been there and the other purpose was to rid the country of Saddam Hussein's regime.
827210
I find it amusing to see that people are still in denial over the WMDs we found.\n\nI guess that if they pretend we did not find them they can change the truth.
974678
He didn't fool all of us, but, yes, as a country, we were duped by the great liar.\n\n\nAs you can see from a number of these answers, he's still fooling people.  It is amazing there is anybody left that still links 9/11 and Iraq.
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i love when ppl post quotes saying "yeah, well, your democrat buddies talked about the wmd's too!".\n\nthats right, they did. and then they found out that we were all lied to. so, when presented with new facts, they changed their minds about something, which is what reasonable ppl do. they dont just "stay the course" when they find out something they did/said was wrong. \n\ncheney is a giant douche, a walking pile of living garbage, a crooked business man, and a hypocrite. he's so old that he cant tell the difference between an 80 year old man and an oxygen deprived pigeon, and it causes him to shoot people in the face. for as long as i can remember, we've been made aware that Saddam is one of the bad guys.... then shouldnt any good american steer away from doing business with him? \n\nfunny, there are a lot of pictures of him shaking hands with saddam..... but, i guess oil can buy a nicer for you opinion any day.
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i heard about this\n\na couple of days ago it was weird like 3 or 4 post came in just like this one "why won't liberals believe the truth about WMD's" and the like.\n\nApparently on fox Sen. R. Santorum went on and made these funny yet completely wrong claims that they found WMD's.\nWhat gets funnier is that Fox made a big deal about it, like a exclusive or special report.\n\nUnfortnatley, it was all not only misleading but desprate and sad.\n\nFor example the person posting this claims "500 WMD's" \nWTF right?   But they are not Nuclear or atomic or but canasters of musturd gas aquired before  1991. These are what would be and are considered convential weapons, note by the way they weren't used because they didn't work.\n\nWhat is also sad is the way the person phrased his statement "recently declassified"\nTo the average bumkin or tourist he could get away with lying like that.  but  March 2005 is more than a year ago.\n\nThe weapons we not usable. Deulfer had reported on these and still concluded in his final report that there were no WMD's\n\n\nThe dishonesty of the poster is pathetic because clearly these cansiter are not the reason our brave men and women in uniform have died.\n\nSecondly the presdient wasn't referring to cansiters of convenital weapons when making his case.\n\nThird the white house would have gloted had they found legitimate WMD.\n\nFourth Colin Powell is on record saying the UN speech was a sham.\n\nFifth, other than fox news, no legitmate news source will say this. \n\nhttp://mediamatters.org/items/200606230008\n\n Most uniformed, and gulible people,  "continue to ignore conclusive assertions of intelligence officials that the degraded chemical munitions found were not, in fact, in the category of "weapons of mass destruction" that the U.S. was looking for at the time of the invasion. They also ignore the Iraq Survey Group's (ISG) September 2004 final report (also known as the Duelfer report), which noted that degraded chemical munitions had already been found in Iraq, and that they were not proof of an existing chemical weapons stockpile or of a renewed Iraqi chemical weapons program. Indeed, former ISG head Charles Duelfer stated that the munitions hyped by Santorum and Hoekstra do not qualify as weapons of mass destruction, though they may still pose a local threat.\n\n\nMaybe next time right..\n\nPS Democrats were decieved into voting for the war, the white house present information contested by the CIA as fact...\ngo here truth seekers..\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/darkside/view/
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I do not think that Bush lied about the WMD. They found mobile chem labs that had been cleaned down to the micro particles. If you had nothing to hide why would you have to go to that extent? Why are there indications that weapons were shipped to Iran right before we invaded? There are a lot more questions that can not be answered without bringing in WMD. Do I believe that there was as many as was made out to be? No I don't believe so. Do I beileve that there were WMD? Yes I do think that they were there. Look at what he was willing to do to his own people, and that can tell you a lot about a man. I believe that we should be in Iraq, and that was one of the best things that we could have done. The general Iragi public wants us there. They want their freedom, and me personally I would willingly give my life so that they can have the same chance that we have. If everybody was willing to work together to help everybody else out think about where technology would be today. We may have already colonized the Moon or maybe even Mars. Its the I hate Bush, and anything he does wrong that is tearing this country apart. What I hate hearing is Bush did this wrong, or Bush did that wrong. What about some ideas of your own? You want to hear the truth? Listen to Fox News sometime, and they will tell you the truth. Espeically the O'Reilly Factor, and Hannity & Colmes.
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I assume you are trying to smear Bush and lift Clinton by trying to draw a comparison to Clinton's Perjury (which is a FELONY, by the way) and the War in Iraq.\n\nYour implied argument is invalid, however. When did Bush lie? \n\nWMD's? The intelligence may have been inaccurate, but there was agreement that Saddam very likely had WMD's between USA, Britain, Germany and The UN/IAEA. Is it that hard to believe that a government that trained its scientists on tactics to hide illegal weapons programs from UN Inspectors would move his WMD's to a sympathetic neighbor in the face of a well telegraphed move against it?\n\nKatrina? Watch the videos again. Add to it the videos of Gov. Blanco informing Bush that the levies were holding AFTER THEY HAD ALREADY FAILED. Then you will have the whole story and realize Bush didn't lie.\n\nRemember, lying is a deliberate action of deception. You know, like telling a senate committee that you didn't have sexual relations with that woman when you know damn well you did.THAT WAS A LIE, a lie under oath. Ask Sharon Stone, or@l sex is still sex.
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well when President Clinton said the same things about Iraq in office. was he one of those right wing fantics? the weapons ended up in other countries Syria Germany and Iran. countries like France Germany rRussia and Chinia all receiving pay offs from Saddam . War is a terrible thing but giving up to lies of the press is worst.
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If Bush lied, the all of the leading Democrats lied, as well. the Democrats had the same intelligence the President had. They came to the same conclusions. Remember these quotes?\n\n"There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies." \n-- Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001\n\n"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." \n-- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002\n\n"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."\n-- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002\n\n"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." \n-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002\n\nThese quotes - and hundreds more - can be found with a simple Google search. AND they were verified by snopes.com.\n\nNOW, if you have been paying attention to the news the last couple of days, declassified Iraqi documents are emerging that show Iraq did, indeed, have weapons of mass destruction. The also show that Iraq had deep ties to terrorism - including al Qaeda.\n\nThe liberals will scream and yell and say that the above paragraph is lies, fabrications manufactured by the Bush Administration. But the truth is the truth. Do the research for yourself. Don't blindly believe the libs.\n\nEDIT: planksheer - I NEVER said Saddam had anything to do with 9/11. He DID, however, have ties to terrorism and to al Qaeda. Come to think of it, the ONLY references I ever hear anymore about ties between Saddam and 9/11 come from guys like you who say guys like me believe it. I am telling you, we don't. Also, do you have an answer to all of the Dems all gung ho for war and saying Saddam had WMDs based on the same intelligence that Bush had???
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Here's why !!    http://www.freedomagenda.com/iraq/wmd_quotes.html
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It doesn't.  President Bush just claims it does, to get a reason to get suspicious about Iraqis and Arabs.  Any wrong word, even though it's a free country, the president will get suspicious.  And, there's no way of knowing if the system will be abused, the president has already lied to us enough.
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The reason is is that people believe anything that confirms what they want to hear.As recently as a few months back failed  senate incumbent from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum stated wmd's had been found, he later backtracked on this. Yet many of the most gullible ideologues started claiming "See, see their are weapons in Iraq."
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Lies like "Bush lied about WMD" which has been told for years now?
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As far as Bush lying about WMD's in Iraq, he didn't.  Please read the first link below.\n\nAs far as Bush lying about Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda not being connnected, he didn't.  Please read the second and third links below.\n\nI'm tired of all of the sheep walking around spouting crap.  I'm not the biggest fan of Bush, but I wish people would read for 30 seconds before they open up their mouth.
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the previous answerer is giving you the liberal spin.  Everyone believed Saddam had WMDs.  They believed it because he was no longer allowing UN inspectors into Iraq to make sure they were all gone.  His not allowing UN inspectors was a violation of the peace agreement that ended the fighting from Gulf War I, giving the US every right to resume military action.  Saddam definitly had WMDs (weapons of Mass Destruction) at a previous time because satalite intel picked up their use against Iran in the Iran Iraq war in the 1980s and against Kurds in the North of Iraq.  What he did with the WMDs is unknown.  Did he run out, did he ship them out before the invasion (we gave him plenty of time), did he bury them?  We don't know.  It is on record that Bill Clinton bombed Bagdad stating that Saddam had weapons or was developing weapons of mass destruction.  Saddam, himself, is an insane meglomaniac, and was a brutal leader.  His goal in life was to be seen as a great Arab leader and his choice of fame was to destroy Israel.  I would not say he had any chance of accomplishing that, but any attempt would have created a conflict that dwarves what is happening now.  Saddam was a time bomb that needed defusing, WMDs or no.\n\nIf you don't believe this guy was crazy, know that he starred in a TV piece instructing Iraqis on how to vacuum their carpets.
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I assume you are talking about Iraq having WMD...in that case, I would say that based on the information he had at the time, he didn't lie.