Zora please consider this,
The 1991 agreement with Saddam included open door inspections by UN inspectors to make sure he was not making WMD's. The inspectors were kicked oout and not allowed to perform the inspections first in 1995 and then again in 1998. The agreement made in 1991 was breached and our then President Clinton had the responsibility to rectify the situation. Instead he was more concerned with how to best abuse his intern humidor.
Somewhere in the area of 1999 top 2000, Saddam test fired a missle that flew 120 miles. In the 1991 agreement the Iraqis were allowed to produce and keep missles that had a range of 80 miles for their self protection. This is another breach if the 1991 agreement.
Somewhere around 2002 to 2003 the media uncovered a situation where 250 tons of high explosives that were produced by the Iraqis under Saddam were missing. First, would you consider 250 tons of HE WMD's? I would. The democrats made a stink that these munitions were not properly secured and accounted for. So from one side of their mouths they are saying no WMD's and from the other they are asking what happened to the WMD's. Which is it?
Have youn re3ad any of the reports from our soldiers who have boots on the ground in Iraq? The majority seem to say that we did the right thing by going there and we are still improving the lives for the majority of Iraqis.
Iraq is a country of 27 million people and the insurgents number about 6000. Seems kind of odd when you look at these numbers and then watch the news.
Sorry about the dates, but you get the idea and I could provide more accurate times if required. these are just a few of the facts that get swept under the carpet when you listen to the democrats. Two last thoughts:
1. When the President landed on the aircraft carrier and declared the war to be over, his popularity was high and the democrats accused him of politicizing the war. In the 2006 elections the President's popularity is at an all time low and the democrats take control of the House and Senate and the main issue... not the health economy... not the low unemployment rates... but the war in Iraq. look back at almost all of the campaign speeches by the dems and yuo will discover the true meaning of politiicizing the war.
2. Today I read an article in Newsweek that had letters from fallen soldiers to their families. I am a 6 foot 270 lbs builtlike an old linebacker kind of a guy and I cried like a baby. These were our guys and they will not be coming home again. If there was ever a time when I would say, "Hey, what are we doing getting these good guys killed, for what? We need to bring them hone NOW". I would say that if I hadn't read the letters. Almost to a man they described how proud they were to serve our country, to participate in helping people who were in a situation be given better lives and to have been part of their respective services. They understand why and they "get it". So why don't we all "get it" and instead of undermining them and their mission by bickering and politicizing and give our president and our military the support they need to get the job done.
Thanks for letting me express my view and I look forward to any comments.
The 1991 agreement with Saddam included open door inspections by UN inspectors to make sure he was not making WMD's. The inspectors were kicked oout and not allowed to perform the inspections first in 1995 and then again in 1998. The agreement made in 1991 was breached and our then President Clinton had the responsibility to rectify the situation. Instead he was more concerned with how to best abuse his intern humidor.
Somewhere in the area of 1999 top 2000, Saddam test fired a missle that flew 120 miles. In the 1991 agreement the Iraqis were allowed to produce and keep missles that had a range of 80 miles for their self protection. This is another breach if the 1991 agreement.
Somewhere around 2002 to 2003 the media uncovered a situation where 250 tons of high explosives that were produced by the Iraqis under Saddam were missing. First, would you consider 250 tons of HE WMD's? I would. The democrats made a stink that these munitions were not properly secured and accounted for. So from one side of their mouths they are saying no WMD's and from the other they are asking what happened to the WMD's. Which is it?
Have youn re3ad any of the reports from our soldiers who have boots on the ground in Iraq? The majority seem to say that we did the right thing by going there and we are still improving the lives for the majority of Iraqis.
Iraq is a country of 27 million people and the insurgents number about 6000. Seems kind of odd when you look at these numbers and then watch the news.
Sorry about the dates, but you get the idea and I could provide more accurate times if required. these are just a few of the facts that get swept under the carpet when you listen to the democrats. Two last thoughts:
1. When the President landed on the aircraft carrier and declared the war to be over, his popularity was high and the democrats accused him of politicizing the war. In the 2006 elections the President's popularity is at an all time low and the democrats take control of the House and Senate and the main issue... not the health economy... not the low unemployment rates... but the war in Iraq. look back at almost all of the campaign speeches by the dems and yuo will discover the true meaning of politiicizing the war.
2. Today I read an article in Newsweek that had letters from fallen soldiers to their families. I am a 6 foot 270 lbs builtlike an old linebacker kind of a guy and I cried like a baby. These were our guys and they will not be coming home again. If there was ever a time when I would say, "Hey, what are we doing getting these good guys killed, for what? We need to bring them hone NOW". I would say that if I hadn't read the letters. Almost to a man they described how proud they were to serve our country, to participate in helping people who were in a situation be given better lives and to have been part of their respective services. They understand why and they "get it". So why don't we all "get it" and instead of undermining them and their mission by bickering and politicizing and give our president and our military the support they need to get the job done.
Thanks for letting me express my view and I look forward to any comments.