Bush's views on Iraq have changed in a decade

Source: San Antonio Express-News

Ten years ago today, then-Gov. George W. Bush stood on a small road in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery and defended his father's decision to end the first Gulf War after 100 hours of fighting.

"There are a lot of Americans (who say), 'Why didn't you go get him?'" Bush told the San Antonio Express-News, referring to Saddam Hussein. "Well, I'm confident that losing men and women as a result of sniper fire inside of Baghdad would have turned the tide of public opinion very quickly."

That Veterans Day, Bush said efforts to ferret out Saddam from his many Baghdad hideouts would have transformed the battle from a desert conflict to an unpopular "guerrilla war."

A decade later, proponents of the Iraq war, including President Bush and his father, dismiss those reservations, saying the 9-11 terrorist attacks forced the conflict.

"The world has changed since 1997," White House spokesman Blair Jones said Friday. "Since that time this nation experienced one of the most horrific moments in our history — the attacks on September 11, 2001.


Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA111107.01A.BushVetsday.345c639.html

We know the reasons he has given for invading and occupying has changed more times than we can count.

we just say what he is. He (bush) is a lying fucking weasel whose ignorance and arrogance caused him to commit treason.

It changes everything! Sure, it looks like a simple, though heinous, crime, but look what it can do! It starts multiple wars, and funnels money directly from the Treasury into overstuffed pockets. It erases civil liberties. It tortures, and makes a phony rationale for torture. It even questions the patriotism of anyone who disagrees with you! And best of all, it makes Rudy Giuliani a credible candidate.

Is there anything 9/11 can't do? Okay, provide health care, create a middle class, etc.

Except IRAQ had NOTHING WHATSOFUCKINGEVER to do with the 911 attacks.

Rightwingnuts; truly the stupidest motherfuckers on the planet.

like dirty diapers on a sick baby!

That's right. The media's storyline then was how Bush is a "steadfast, unwaivering leader who never changes positions."

we wouldn't be in this mess now. Darn him anyway!

they're all "lost years" six months after he's gone through them!

Kids! Don't DO DRUGS!!! Especially if your I.Q. is already marginal.