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This is an interesting site, and provides another perspective to the Iraqi situation, including what the US occupying troops themselves, are saying about the situation. If you have the time, it's worth a read.Kind of gives you the ground level feel of the situation. But of course, it could be a bit biased focus on the situation since they are a watchdog group.  :)  

https://www.occupationwatch.org/article.php...ist=type&type=3

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Today, I am just musing. The attack on Iraq ..... I was quite justified to use that term since it turned out that Saddam and the Iraqis Special Guards etc., gave no fight at all. So that wasn't really an Iraq WAR.

And remember the US and UK hyped up the tension and the possibility of Saddam deploying chemical and WMD? None was used and is still not found. And the so-called elite Guards vaporised just like that. Surely there must be some intelligience on the fact that the fighting capabilities of the Iraqis were to the contrary to what was 'sold' to us to justify the war. So, are there more non-disclosure of actual intelligience results, or are there more doctoring of such results. I find it difficult to comprehend that the best intelligeence service in the world came up with something so totally polar to the actual situation.

And in the end, who was it that deployed WMD? Well, maybe not the WMD in most people's mind but it was still WMD in a sense. Remember MOAB? Mother of All Bombs (Massive Ordnance ....). Was it justified? Obviously the US took the opportunity to do the live test --- live situation, live subjects, etc. And the DU (depleted uranium) armor-piercing anti-tank shells used against the Iraqis? Most of the Soviet-made tanks were not operational and I remember watching scenes on TV where a whole division of those tanks just laid idle in what seems to be the depot. Again, surely there were some intelligience on that?

And the most maligned info is the expectation that the people of Iraq will welcome the invading troops with open arms. Tell that to the ground troops there! (Sigh)

Just musing.....

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And remember the US and UK hyped up the tension and the possibility of Saddam deploying chemical and WMD?

That seems to have gone silent. Liberia seems to dominate the news more now and I am sure the Bush administration is happy for that. Will they ever find it? Well  at least they have been honest in not trying to 'plant evidence' to save their butts.

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And the most maligned info is the expectation that the people of Iraq will welcome the invading troops with open arms. Tell that to the ground troops there! (Sigh)

Maybe they are mixing up 1990 with 2003 too much. The people remembered how they came in and then walked out. Now they will be fighting jungle warfare in a desert.

U.S. RAIDS SUSPECTED ATTACKERS IN IRAQ
In an attempt to stabilize Iraq, coalition forces conducted more than two
dozen raids over the last 24 hours, including one at a mosque where shots were
reported, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.
https://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/05/...main/index.html

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All this with Iraq strikes me with one thought.  That Bush saw that he had all of America backing him in the war on Terrorism and decided to move on to Iraq.  I also think that the intelligence agencies created some of their intelligence to make it look justified for attacking Iraq.  Was there ever really a threat to begin with?  I remember Saddam wanted to debate with Bush on tv before the US invaded Iraq and the Bush administration refused it.  Does that sound like someone who wanted to use WMD or attack someone?  Now, it just seems like one big man hunt that needs to end.  It will only lead to Bush's demise.  

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In light of the war this flash file was created before they invaded. I believe someone had lots of time on their hands: https://www.whowantsabalti.co.uk/misc/sadda...m-from-iraq.swf

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That Bush saw that he had all of America backing him in the war on Terrorism and decided to move on to Iraq.

Yep, that's it in a nutshell, but it is no longer so and thus the wanting to press into Syria and Iran is at a standstill? I will be amazed if the people elect him into office again.

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Did he say, 'Apologise'?

Okay, now that most of the heavy fighting is more or less under control let us focus our attention into how long the US will be there. What do you say? One, two, three years?

U.S. APOLOGIZES FOR BAGHDAD INCIDENT
The head of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, told
reporters Thursday that the Army had apologized to local officials and was
investigating an incident that prompted a violent demonstration.
https://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/08/14/...main/index.html

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I believe someone had lots of time on their hands

Yup, someone definitely had alot of time on their hands.  I thought that I had seen all of the humor cartoons about Saddam.  I have a friend that would enjoy watching that.  I'll have to show it to him.  ;)

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I will be amazed if the people elect him into office again.

I hate to say it, but if Bush gets elected again, I think I will tear up my voter card.

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Following the death of Dr David Kelly, the weapon expert who supposedly exposed that the British govt "sexed up" the case against Iraq, the British Inquiry will be grilling all the top officials including Prime Minister Blair himself. This process gives me the impression that the British seems to be a truer practitioner of 'democracy' than the US. No one is untouchable where the law is concerned.

In the US, the demand for the truth was just conveniently swept under the carpet by the partisan politicking. The House and the Senate is useless in checking the power of the Executive as both are now controlled by the Republicans. Truth and democracy in the US is not so clear under this administration.

Does the US really practice what it preaches to the rest of the world where 'democracy' is concerned?