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Originally Posted by klipkap
On another thread Tuatara raised the issue of Saddam being a threat. According to George’s own web site ( www.whitehouse.org) the “single question” was about WMDs
http://www.politicalforum.com/newrep...reply&p=600866
We all know now that the WMDs were a red herring designed to allow Geoge, Dick and the Neocons to provide “evidence” of this serious and even imminent threat. That topic has perhaps been beaten to death on this forum, even though many people have not managed to blush about it as the rest of the world still shakes its collective head and sometimes even manages to smile wryly.
I know that this might seem like a silly question, but even given the fact that the scales fell off (most of) our eyes quite a while ago, I feel that it needs to be asked:
"WHY was George so worried about WMDs?" What was it that got him to conclude that these formed an imminent threat for the American people? Why did the Americans believe him so readily even when the conflicting evidence rolled in?
Of course I could answer my own question, but my interest is to see what we collectively recall the threat to be and why. Humor me, please  , because I believe there is more than one interesting answer, especially with sabres being rattled towards Iran. |
The invasion of IRaq happened on 3-20-2003. For about a year, the entire Bush administration beat the drum that IRaq was a grave threat to the US, bent on attacking us. The attacks of 9/11 barely preceded the Bush Administration's push to war with IRaq.
People were afraid and Congress didn't want to do the wrong thing. No one could have imagined that a US president would methodically lie about the threat posed just to get a war on with Iraq. What's the motive? I don't care.
Bush used the scariest weapon he could--another terrorist attack from a source (Iraq) that has been trouble for the US before--desert storm.
It's quite an impressive (and deplorable) form of propaganda that worked very well.
Selling WMD attacks on the heels of the attacks of 9/11 and blaming Iraq was almost fool-proof.