Monday, September 26, 2005
Same Story, Different Day
I just got done reading some Posts on Dave Weiner's Scripting News site. Dave and I definitely have a difference of opinion on some issues, but that's fine.
He went on and on about how Bush lied, and people died, and Bush needs to resign, the media must be controlled by conservatives (which is really quite laughable if you pay attention to the media at all), etc. etc. It bothers me about how people just throw those accusations around so carelessly. Case in point..
If President Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq, then a WHOLE LOT of other people lied about them too, including many Democratic Senators. Most of the free world was convinced that Saddam had WMDs. Now, we didn't find any there, but that doesn't mean he didn't have them. There is proof from the last rounds of inspections that there were WMDs, and the last time they looked, they weren't there. Where did they go? Did Saddam just up and get rid of them like a good dictator? Somehow I find that hard to believe. I don't believe President Bush lied about this issue. Were we misinformed? Possibly. Did he lie on purpose? I don't think so. That would really be political suicide.
People always say, "Bush lied - people died." Although it is unfortunate that anyone would lose their life in service to our country, it is a part of war. I believe that people know that when they join the Armed Services. I think it is one of the greatest honors to give your life for your country - for something you believe in. Even if there never turn out to be any WMDs at all, we have removed an evil man from power and made the world a safer place. Offering up your life for that cause is an honorable thing.
Why can't we all just work together and get good things done for this country? Unless there is concrete proof that President intentionally misled this nation, which I doubt you will ever find, let's work together to improve the areas of this nation that need improvement. Let's return to some sort of moral code. Let's take the higher road. Let's make the tough choices and stick with them. Let's hope that God will have mercy and continue to show favor on our nation.
He went on and on about how Bush lied, and people died, and Bush needs to resign, the media must be controlled by conservatives (which is really quite laughable if you pay attention to the media at all), etc. etc. It bothers me about how people just throw those accusations around so carelessly. Case in point..
If President Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq, then a WHOLE LOT of other people lied about them too, including many Democratic Senators. Most of the free world was convinced that Saddam had WMDs. Now, we didn't find any there, but that doesn't mean he didn't have them. There is proof from the last rounds of inspections that there were WMDs, and the last time they looked, they weren't there. Where did they go? Did Saddam just up and get rid of them like a good dictator? Somehow I find that hard to believe. I don't believe President Bush lied about this issue. Were we misinformed? Possibly. Did he lie on purpose? I don't think so. That would really be political suicide.
People always say, "Bush lied - people died." Although it is unfortunate that anyone would lose their life in service to our country, it is a part of war. I believe that people know that when they join the Armed Services. I think it is one of the greatest honors to give your life for your country - for something you believe in. Even if there never turn out to be any WMDs at all, we have removed an evil man from power and made the world a safer place. Offering up your life for that cause is an honorable thing.
Why can't we all just work together and get good things done for this country? Unless there is concrete proof that President intentionally misled this nation, which I doubt you will ever find, let's work together to improve the areas of this nation that need improvement. Let's return to some sort of moral code. Let's take the higher road. Let's make the tough choices and stick with them. Let's hope that God will have mercy and continue to show favor on our nation.
Comments:
You might want to reconsider about there being no concrete proof about intentional misleading concerning WMD's, or even that the current war wasn't a little more planned than people think.
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