Bush’s Declaration of Iraqi Independence
When the Founding Fathers of this country wrote the Declaration of Independence, it wasn’t targeted to England and Mad King George. It was meant as notice to the world. In great detail they listed all the reasons the colonies were rejecting British rule, with any one of the reasons being sufficient cause in its own right for the separation. They also pointed out how all attempts at negotiating a settlement had been ignored or rejected by the British rulers. The Founding Fathers announced to the world, “We tried to work things out, we don’t want to start a war, but King George has given us no other choice.”
President George W. Bush did the exact same thing when declaring the intent to invade Iraq. A long list of reasons for war were listed. Each of these reasons was sufficient cause in its own right for the invasion. The two points were the brutality of Saddam’s regime perpetrated upon the people of that country and the evidence suggesting weapons of mass destruction. Attempts at a settlement had been repeatedly ignored (seventeen UN resolutions) with no hope of Saddam abiding by the cease fire agreement he signed in sight.
With Saddam’s regime defeated and the dictator in prison, the brutality and horror has been proven as fact. Eyewitnesses, victims, and mass graves hold testament to the horrors the people suffered. On this point, only the extent of the brutality has yet to be learned. Its existence can not be denied.
Proof of WMDs, however, remains problematic. Inspectors have found small amounts of biological and chemical weapons, but not in quantities sufficient to satisfy the critics. Equipment that only made sense in a nuclear weapons program has also been discovered. Given the existence of this equipment, Saddam either had nuclear weapons program, or was creating one. Proving Bush’s point. Unfortunately for Bush, however, the critics will only consider a nuclear bomb installed into a long range missile pointed at an American city as proper proof.
So one point, the brutality of the regime has been proven beyond all doubt. The other point, WMDs, remains a point of disagreement. To the anti-war groups, that’s good enough to denounce the invasion. In the long list of grievences against Saddam, the anti-war crowd has seized upon the one point that might be questioned and has ignored everything else, even when the other points should be considered more important.
Thank goodness these idiots weren’t around to bother Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and the other great men who created this country.
