[...] Ten Years Ago President Clinton Signed the Iraq Liberation Act… President George W. Bush described his foreign policy best during his second inaugural address: There is only one force of history that can… [...]

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Bill Clinton TALKED about removing the threat from Iraq.

Bush DID THE JOB!

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Jack, it means that Pres Clinton recognized the threat posed by Saddam. Recall as well all the quotes from his admin saying that there can be no path to peace in the region until he is removed from power. By March 2003, there was no other way of removing Saddam other than invasion.

The 1998 Iraqi liberation act proves that the other means were authorized and tried.

rebellion?
-tried that in 1991/2 and 500,000 Iraqis died in search of the democracy we promised to support and then ignored

coup
-tried that with increasing failure. The last time Saddams intel service actually called the CIA on the CIA’s own special radio and told them not to try again (again, during Clinton yrs)

sanctions
-killed upwards of 2 million Iraqis, made Bin Laden decide to start killing Americans, failed, and were (per UN) irrevocably deteriorating via Oil for Food program and Saddam’s undermining of the UNSC by bribing etc

diplomacy
-tried that right up to the night before the invasion when Bush told Saddam and his sons to leave so there could be no war

air strikes
-omg, you should see my chronology listing all the thousands of airstrikes between 1991 and 2003

assassination
-tried that innumberable times before the invasion (including on the eve of the invasion), all failed. Tried again w over 50 attempts on the first night of the invasion, and all failed

Nope. Invasion was the last option. Occupation was mandated by the UN, and needed as a matter of practicality since historically whenever the US left a nation in chaos, it bred bigger problems later on (Somalia for example).

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jack, you mean countries like BOSNIA and SOMALIA, where cliton sent troops to die FOR NOTHING???????????????????????????????????????

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what does that have to do with invading and occupying a country?

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I notice Obama never speaks about freedom and liberty. The Democrats talk as if Bill Clinton never signed this. The Iraqi people, have got their chance, at ahigh cost to America, I hope they are smart enough to take the right road.

If you don’t elect people who know, study and defend the US Constitution, you are toast as a free people.

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If anyone wants to read up on the CIA portion of work done to remove Saddam I recommend reading the following books:

See No Evil by Robert Baer
Sleeping with the Devil by Robert Baer

Both of these books give a clear perspective on what has been going on in the Middle East and how the CIA and government have worked (against each other) to formulate the opinions of our enemies and allies alike. It is obvious that the Clinton administration did a lot to keep things out of balance for the CIA and their operations.

The Iraqi people and others like them deserve to be liberated, but liberation is only possible through acceptance of change and evolution of the people’s mindset.

Hopefully the Iraqi people (and others) will not be required to liberate the US in the future, but who knows?

Just my .02 cents worth.

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