What makes me cringe even more is the continued claim that we are "liberators (Byrd, 2003)." The facts don't seem to support the label we have so euphemistically attached to ourselves (Byrd, 2003). True, we have unseated a brutal, despicable despot, but "liberation" implies the follow up of freedom, self-determination and a better life for the common people (Byrd, 2003). In fact, if the situation in Iraq is the result of "liberation," we may have set the cause of freedom back 200 years (Byrd, 2003)." agree with Byrd when he reminds the American people that our claim to have liberated the Iraqi people has actually put them in a position to have very little food, little water, destroyed towns and cities and no government to speak of.
To top it off the initial request to self-govern was stalled and ignored for many months as Bush proclaimed victory and insisted that America handle things for awhile. If the true motive was to liberate the Iraqi people why did Bush insist on telling them once they were liberated how their nation would be run?
As so many warned this Administration before it launched its misguided war on Iraq, there is evidence that our crack down in Iraq is likely to convince 1,000 new Bin Laden's to plan other horrors of the type...
Instead of damaging the terrorists, we have given them new fuel for their fury (Byrd, 2003)."
As the world watched the buildings come down on that fateful day in September, most Americans were in shock with disbelief that it could be happening on American soil.
Bush used that shock and disbelief to build support for his personal vendetta against Saddam Hussein.
This is exactly what Adolph Hitler during his reign of power. He convinced a scared national population that the best way to combat their problems was to attack and imprison the Jews and Gypsies. He had a need for power, whereas I believe Bush's motivation was to get Hussein back for all the anger he displayed at Bush senior when he was in office.
A cannot believe the public has not seen it for what it is and called for his removal from office. I agree with Senator Byrd. Bush sold us a bill of goods and believes he has conned and hoodwinked the very people who put him into a position of power.
References
Byrd, Robert (2003) Iraq War, Unprovoked Invasion of a Sovereign Nation?
Delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate (Accessed 4-16-07)
http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/052203B.shtml
