Re: Pics From the Anti-war march - Washington DC Sept 24

In article <kLadnaIqTZeRsKHeRVn-tg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bill DeWitt <Bill.DeWitt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Annika1980 mentioned in passing :
>>
>>>> The decision to invade was made well before 9/11 occurred.
>>
>>> Yes. Clinton made it the law of the land before Bush even announced
>>> for President.
>>
>> Wow, I haven't heard that one.
>
> Of course not.
>
>> I mean, I knew it had to be Clinton's fault (like the economy), but I
>> haven't heard why.
>> So GWB was just carrying out Clinton's orders?
>
> Yes, the orders that Clinton signed into law yet failed to carry out
>himself. Guess he was too busy "getting our boys out of Bosnia by
>Christmas".
>
>http://www.fcnl.org/issues/int/sup/iraq_liberation.htm
>Regime change in Iraq became the stated goal of the United States when
>Public Law 105-338 (the "Iraq Liberation Act") was signed into law by
>President Clinton. The act directed that:
>
>"It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove
>the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the
>emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime."
>
> Anything else I can clear up for you?
>
>


Regime change is not the same as invasion.

We have the same policy in some form for lots of countries.

The only criteria for invasion is immenant threat.

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