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Originally Posted by bobkoure
Hey, woah! I'm one of those liberal types and I don't have that view at all.
I didn't think we should have invaded (still don't). Not because Saddam was such a great guy but because it was pretty clear that it was going to be a mess. Because we hadn't been attacked by Iraq and I didn't see it as our job to give up American lives (not to mention Iraqi lives) and treasure to rescue the Iraqi people from Saddam. Our leadership presumed the Iraqi people would be so happy they it would be the liberation of Paris from the Nazis all over again. Also, opening a second front when we didn't need to constituted "taking our eye off the ball" in the "war against terror". Who knows what might have happened at Tora Bora without this distraction. We might even have the SOB who did attack the US. I want him in a cell a lot more than Saddam - and GW says he "doesn't think about him much".
I'm also pretty sure that we thought that Iraq had WMDs because we sold them (or the makings) to him. Some day Dick Cheney and Halliburton are going to get caught on this one - although likely not while there's a Republican majority in Congress. Think they're willing to go after one of their own? I don't.
So there's my "twisted view of the world".
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Honestly, I was well received going into Basra. Smiles and waves from everyone who lined the streets. I would post the pictures but you guys still won’t believe it.
so why bother.
GW is correct about Osama. It would be nice to have him but he is not the center of gravity in this war on terrorism. I'm an advocate of the Che treatment myself...just make him disappear and then have him show up in a sallow grave 20-30 years from now when he is insignificant geopolitically.
As to Halliburton, please name another company that could have preformed the services Halliburton preformed. Personally, I was happy to see their chow halls get erected once we started phase four ops. Finally, we could get good meals, showers etc... The truth is that no other companies exist with Halliburton’s capability.