[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Dylflon

I remember that in the past George Bush promised the capture of Osama Bin Laden. I remember that out of the blue he forgot all about Osama and sent his nation's army to occupy Iraq.

If you think Bush "forgot" about Osama Bin Laden you obviously don't absorb more than the TV tells you. We still have troops in Afghanistan, are currently still working with Pakistan to find him. Do we have our full forces in Afghanistan? No, as it does not take an army to bring in one man. That would be a complete waste of resources that would be better used forming a democracy in a country and region thats known only death and oppression for the last 30 years. A democracy that could change the entire middle east over the next 20-50 years and would do more to end terrorist than any special ops group or smart bomb could ever do.

I remember that when no WMDs were found he changed what he said the mission was about, "freeing the Iraqi people".

I also remember both Britain and Russia admitting to giving the US bad intelligence information. I also remember Bill Clinton evicerating the CIA during his tenure which led to our dependence on foreign forms of intelligence. I also remember the evidence found after the occupation of Iraq that Saddam had ordered a nuclear missile delivery system from North Korea. I also remember that Iraq had thousands of pounds of chemical and biological weaponry in 1998 (found by the UN), which led to the whole UN inspection debacle, and which also magically "disappeared" with no evidence of destruction. I also remember Iraq completely refusing to cooperate with the UN inspectors and openly defying the world into believing he still had them, which the whole world, including the previous administration, thought he still did. I also remember that Iraq was the only country to have used chemical weapons since the vietnam war. I also remember Iraq attacking two separate nations (Iran and Kuwait) in the span of ten years with no provocation. I also remember Iraq under Saddam attempting to develop their own nuclear missile system in the early eighties but it was destroyed by the Isreali's.

And by the way, the Bush administration has never said that they don't believe that there were never WMD in Iraq during the time in which the inpections were being stopped by Saddam. Did they change PR strategies? Yes, because too many news organizations would rather look past the obvious to find the sensational story, but the administration has never said they don't believe that Saddam did not have them.

I remember that because of his administration the highest amount of jobs had been lost since the great depression.

I also remember the tech bubble that the Clinton administration sat by and watched burst in Bush's face. I also remember a little event called "the worst terrorist attack in world history" that happened on our shores that led to the job rates falling horribly over the next 6 months. I also remember that the US has one of the best employment rates IN THE WORLD and at its current level is the same during 1996 when our oh so popular president Bill Clinton was re-elected.

See? I can remember stuff too...