Bush Still Confused On Why We Invaded Iraq

Today and much of Yesterday, papers all over the world printed the story that Bush is taking responsibility for Iraq. While he has finally stepped up to the plate and said that even though there was faulty intelligence the ultimate decision was his. But if you read it more closely, he can't even remember why he made the decision to take us in there to begin with, or at least what he "said" the reason was at the time.

But he [Bush] said, "My decision to remove Saddam Hussein was the right decision" because he was deemed a threat and that regardless, "We are in Iraq today because our goal has always been more than the removal of a brutal dictator."

We supposedly invaded Iraq to strip them of the WMDs they were hiding and keep them from falling in the hands of terrorists. Or at least, that's what Bush was saying at the time:

"The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder. We will meet that threat now, with our Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines, so that we do not have to meet it later with armies of fire fighters and police and doctors on the streets of our cities." - from Bush's address to the Nation, March 19, 2003.

There are many many more texts where he refers to the WMDs as the reason for entering Iraq :

"America is determined to enforce the demands of the United Nations Security Council by confronting the grave and growing danger of Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. This dictator will not be allowed to intimidate and blackmail the civilized world, or to supply his terrible weapons to terrorist groups, who would not hesitate to use them against us. The safety of the American people depends on ending this threat." President's Radio Address, March 1, 2003.

At least he took half of FDR's advice, admit you're wrong and then try something else. We're still waiting for him to try something else...anything else. Instead, stay the course - which is not a plan at all, it's just something you do when you have no other options.

posted by Sarai @ 5:31 PM