Urshilikai
Veteran X
I wonder where the protests are. I'm young and hear all these stories of marches and sitins and riots about similar stuff. When did it end and why, where is the motivation?
Bush hasn't killed anyone, it's the federal banking cartel!!
they're controlling the spice.
Millions of peaches, peaches for me
Link to specific laws that he broke.
By that I mean:
Have a link to a document saying such and such is illegal
Have a link to a credible source giving an example of how he broke a law.
Thanks.
Legality of the Iraq War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There's a bunch of links in there.
The main concern is that the administration of which GWB was (/is) the leader knowingly falsified information to fabricate a justification of self defence for its invasoin of Iraq. Under international law, a country may only attack another if it under imminent threat from it, if it has a mutual defence treaty with another nation which is under a similar imminent threat, or if it is sanctioned by the UN.
The war was not sanctioned by the UN, therefore the US govt had to rely on one of the first two reasons, both of which revolve around Iraq being an Imminent threat, which it plainly knew was untrue.
Subsequent studies have backed this up absolutely.
https://www.cia.gov/library/reports/general-reports-1/iraq_wmd_2004/index.html
George W Bush, and no doubt other members of his administration, are war criminals. Plain and simple. The fact that they're the biggest, strongest war criminals on the block means no-one is willing to level that charge at them in any official capacity, though plenty - including the then head of the UN, have 'expressed opinions' that it's an illegal act.
The primary issue here is invading KNOWINGLY based on bogus evidence.
Unless there's a massive witch hunt to document that in detail, that's not the kind of thing that will be post facto proven 100%. It may seem pretty obvious to those reading up on it, listening to insider whistleblowers and stuff... but the White House can always fall back on "we were misinformed."
I support Colin Powell's call for a serious investigation into who knew about the internal analysis which ripped apart all the nuclear claims (aluminum tubes, the african yellow cake, etc). Document who OFFICIALLY knew what and when... then go from there. You then cross-reference with their closed session presentations to Congress in fall 2002 and again with the state of the union... and eventually the act of invasion.
The question then is how legally culpable are they for blatantly lying with statements of 100% certainty about WMDs, even implying we had intelligence about precise locations (when the inspectors couldnt find shit).
PS.
AND I WOULDNT MIND A FUCKIN CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON HOW WE FUCKED UP AT TORA BORA IN 2001.
Yeah, without massively serious investigation, it's pretty fucking difficult to get that documentary evidence. Politicians (anywhere, we've had a little example locally that's blown out of all proportion) can stonewall and effectively render useless any amount of 'pretty bloody obvious' pointers.
Basically it'd take a signed confession before anything would happen, and even then it'd be a close thing.
Still, they managed to hang Saddam... maybe the Iraq government can request an extradition??
I think Kucinich threatened to take away their lucky charms if they did not listen to him.
Seriously this is a complete joke. If the Dems really wanted to do something they would have done it 2 years ago when it might have mattered. Now the guy is months away from leaving. People in Washington need a fucking clue already they are all just plain worthless.
it's rediculous, how can he be impeached if he didn't even get a blowjob?
All he did is fuck up the country and break all the laws ...which he doesn't even acknowledge apply to him, as he considers himself to be all-powerful emporer who answers to no one.
Reading Tse Tse's post really got me thinking....
I'm wondering if Bush will eventually put out a book that explains how he built his administration around a bunch of people who were supose to be best and the brightest when it comes to running the country. Those same people, tricked him into a war that would eventually turn him into probably one of the most hated presidents in history...
I almost feel bad for him, as I'm starting to think that Bush really thought he was doing the right thing - because the people around him played him into it, knowing damn well he would be the scapegoat for it, and what the outcome would be...
I mean has the hatred in america shifted from Bush to the people around Bush? Or do most americans who are against our current gov't still focus on Bush alone... The way I see it Bush isn't savy/smart enough to pull this off.... but the people around him definatly are (and they're fucking evil too).
Indeed.
I think Bush was basically the failed son who got thrown into politics and had a lot to prove. He failed at everything in life and knew he wasn't worthy, but turned to GOD. He truly is a moral man who wanted to believe God had a destiny for him. Then 9/11 hit. He didn't know shit about management or the world, so he was easily manipulated.
Colin Powell... in the months before invasion of iraq... COULDNT GET A ONE ON ONE MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT. He had to leverage Condi Rice (who barely got him the meeting) to do it for him, and when Powell finally got to talk privately with Bush... there was Cheney in the room, sitting next to the President.
Can you imagine how fucked up that is? The Secretary of State... ffs.
(and the only guy in the admin with military experience, mind you)
Bush has said he's going to write a book (lawl), but i dont think he'll be pointing fingers internally. He places too much on loyalty and i think he's truly delusional at this point about having made right decisions. It will be drivel about faith, leadership and only mild reflection... trying to retro-actively lower the bar on the rationalizations for iraqi war (i.e. saddam was a bad guy, iraq will be a better place some day because of the invasion, etc).
I think the hatred in the USA is a mixed bag.
Many have seen Bush as a pawn of Cheney from day one. That's the mainstream joke, yet i dont think it removes Bush from criticism. It just shows that folks take him to be a weak minded leader outside his cowboy posturing. I thikn Bush's memoir will try to solidify that he was the real decision maker. Yawn.
Folks hate the BUSH ADMINISTRATION in general. Rightly so.