There isn't much anyone, including the Former President, can say to justify the Iraq invasion.
On September 11, 2010 nearly 3000 citizens died due to the acts of terrorists harbored in Aghanistan. USA citizens were not killed because of Saddam Hussein and the unarmed nation of Iraq. There should have NOTHING that removed the purpose of our military from the mission of capturing or killing Osama bin Laden while dismantling al Qaeda.
...I had an overwhelming (click title to entry - thank you) number of intelligent people on my side, not to mention most of the U.S. congress from both parties, the president, and virtually everyone I knew in rural Texas....
"...it isn't about 'having people on "...my side...". It is a democracy built on laws and policy that maintains the integrity of global order and peace.
Under the Bush / Cheney administration, I witnessed the USA destroyed into a nation of 'power' that can destroy nations for wealth without increasing Natioanl Defense, but, opening it up to greater dangers than ever before in its' history.
The nations that came to the rescue of the USA following 911 spanned the entire globe. There was not one power on Earth that didn't see the dangers that unveiled an incredibly insane danger to every nation on the planet. Iraq had that quality? No.
What occurred after 911 was the work of alliance of every major nation. What occurred prior to moving into Iraq was a 'manufactured' coalition that could not contribute to any war effort without first receiving monies from the USA Treasure, hence, the corruption of "The Coaliton of the Willing." No nation on Earth can afford to fight wars alone, yet alone turn countries into mercenaries in order to be called a coalition.
Bush / Cheney abandoned Long Time Allies to chase down a witch in Iraq. There was no weapons worth mentioning in Iraq including Scud missiles that could never reach its target, yet alone carry WMD into the USA. The entire 'scenario' was deranged and treasonous to the citizens ot the nation.
Once out of office, the truth finally revealed itself and Afghanistan was a nation of corruption where the Alliance of Canada and the EU was being pushed around by the Taliban and the Karzai government as if they didn't have an impact at all. The only reason the Allies in Afghanistan didn't quit and leave was due to the continued influence of power of al Qaeda in Europe. London. Mardrid. All facilitated by the abandonment of Bush and Cheney for an oil war in Iraq, justified by the fact 'his dad' was threatened by a man that stood on a balcony IN IRAQ with a gun.
What the hell, right Georgie, any excuse was a good excuse.
The USA had lost its bearings during the Bush/Cheney years and sabotaged from being anything else by a fiscal collapse of the corrupt exploitation of the American Dream.
It is unbelievably amazing to realize how after two years the people responsible for destroying the 'integrity' of the USA are sill 'free men.'
Simply, amazing.
The Plutocracy has more clout than any citizen within the borders of the country. The power of the USA is all they want. They could not care less about the people of this nation. The Plutocrats win everytime. Everytime and the citizens are foolish enough to fall for it.
Amazing.
