We've been "attacking" Iraq for a long time. Weapons resolutions go back to '91. Y'know, Desert Fox? When they stopped cooperating entirely with UN weapons inspectors, we did a massive bombing campaign. Even before 9/11, we dropped bombs in retaliation to no-fly zone violations.
There were more cases for an attack on Iraq besides terrorist support and WMD's. It's just that WMD's was the most convincing one, and the one Bush brought before the world.
If you have a link to back up what you're saying, I'd like to take a look. As far as I'm aware, the US was planning to go along with the UN at that time, and the Clinton-era policies with respect to Iraq remained in place through the early presidential term.
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on 2004-03-25 07:38 am (UTC)There were more cases for an attack on Iraq besides terrorist support and WMD's. It's just that WMD's was the most convincing one, and the one Bush brought before the world.
If you have a link to back up what you're saying, I'd like to take a look. As far as I'm aware, the US was planning to go along with the UN at that time, and the Clinton-era policies with respect to Iraq remained in place through the early presidential term.
-Adam