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[quote name='mustafabey' timestamp='1283718778' post='481355']
Tony Blair painted Bush is a person of great simplicity. He had a job to do,a grudge to settle with Saddam and when his trusted aids gave him info, he believed it. He had no idea he was being used. Cheney, Rumsfeld, Pearl, Wolfowitz etc, they knew, they didn't care, they had a war to fight I've always felt sorry for old W, he was way out of his league.
War is horror. There is no way to rationalize any of it.
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Yeah, I actually felt sorry for the poor sap myself. He was so, well, pitiful. Befuddled, and unless he was heading off on vacation always had a least a faint deer-in-the-headlights expression. You just know he was the kid everybody beat the crap out of in 3rd grade , and probably never personally wanted to go into politics, but "Shut the fuck up GW, we're building a dynasty here!" overruled. He was totally and completely unequipped for the job intellectually and emotionally, and I'm sure it haunts him he ever let himself get sucked into it. Poor SOB never knew what hit him.
'Rani
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I have lurked these forums a long time, and before I start I just want to say that I respect you, and your opinion. I truly do, but this is completely false. Bush Jr. was never, not once in his presidency the victim. He instigated the war with the help of his right hand man Cheney and CIA. I am a firm believer that the US perpetrated the 9/11 attack, with the motive of being able to invade the Middle East with little resistance from the American politicians and people. History has shown that fear is a dangerous and persuasive tactic, so when our president dangled the notion of WMD's and terrorists that are willing to blow themselves up on command, we as a nation bought it. I don't feel sorry for Bush and I never will. It is because of him and his corrupt regime that the Twin Towers do not exist today and why thousands of Americans have died overseas, oh yeah let's not forget about the Iraqi's and Afghani's. Many here would disagree with me, but as an Iraqi myself I can say with full confidence that my country was better before the invasion, Saddam and all. Saddam was an evil, insane, and down right nasty man; but he did one thing right, kept the muslims in line. If it weren't for him terrorist militias would have overrun the country long ago, but through his crackdowns and power mongering he kept them in line. He also kept the Christians safe, being an Iraqi Christian this was important to me and my family. He treated my people with respect and he dared not threaten us.