Reply #12: Well if you read the resolution, the diplomatic part, just segways into war. [View All]

It is very unspecific, the war authorization is very specific.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.

The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--

(1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and

(2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.

1. Why is it the United State's job to unilaterally use war to enforce UN resolutions? Endorses unilateralism.

2. "obtain prompt and decisive actions...promptly and strictly complies." Not much wiggle room for hey the diplomats are making progress, let's not bomb their infrastructure and occupy their county by our lonesome selves.

Part II: For starters, consider the phrase "axis of evil."

He dodged Vietnam and had zero foreign policy experience.

He completely and utterly falsely linked Saddam Hussein and 9/11 even though any serious terrorism analyst could have, and did tell him, that the linkage was preposterous.

Any nuclear weapons expert can tell you that it is extremely difficult and expensive to build nuclear weapons and that stock piles of biological and chemical weapons degrade.

Furthermore, Bill Clinton had severly damaged Iraq's infrastructure as Anthony Zinni testified and Saddam was under wrap.

They ignored and forced out the Army Chief of Staff for telling them they need more than twice as many boots on the ground.