Did God tell Bush launch Iraq war?

September 11/Iraq war myth continues...
8/27/2005 2:14:00 PM GMT

Dear Dr. Kareem…
Contrary to what Bush said repeatedly during the built up to his war in Iraq, he made the decision to start his bloody, expensive, unjust war before the first troops were even sent.

9/11 served as a convenient reminder of the 'threat of terrorism' and the 'evildoers' who need to be brought to justice. Bush juxtapositioned Iraq and Al Qaeda at every op-opportunity and was able to get away with it because of the Muslim/Arab phobia instilled in most Americans immediately following 9/11.

Bush was able to get away with this because many Americans are fairly ignorant of the culture, geography, and life styles of the people in the Middle East and many probably still can't pronounce 'Iraq' properly let alone find it on a map. This is especially true among Bush supporters. Many of whom are so dumb that they still say 'I - rack' instead of 'ear- ROCK' and think that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11!

During the military buildup, Bush repeatedly said that 'Saddam Hussein must comply with the UN and allow UNSCOM inspectors'. When the inspectors were let in and allowed unfettered access to locations given to them by the CIA, Bush became nervous. The longer the inspectors came up empty-handed the less likely it looked like there were any of the phantom WMDs he had been preaching about and hence, less need for a war that he had been rushing too.
So a ridiculous ultimatum was issued to justify war.

The scariest part was when Bush said that 'God' told him to start a war against a third world country one tenth America's size, with one percent of its wealth, and a nation with no navy, no air force, no long range ballistic missiles, no nukes, no WMDs of any kind, and an army consisting of twenty to thirty year old Russian tanks lacking spare parts.

Did God tell the leader of the world's only superpower to start a war that has cost to date over two hundred billion dollars, fifteen thousand American casualties, one hundred thousand dead Iraqis, more instability and terrorism in the world, and a loss of respect for America in the world?

Russ BroadwaySacramento, California
Dear Russ,

With more lies of President Bush being exposed, an increasing attention is now being given to the true reasons that made the United States decide to invade Iraq.

More than two years have passed since the war began, and the American President still repeats same claims that the U.S. forces are fighting in Iraq to protect Americans against the threat of attacks similar to those of September 11.

Several reports have revealed that the United States plotted for Iraq invasion months before September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Five hours after the Pentagon building was hit by American Airlines Flight 77, the U.S. secretary of Defence was asking his aides to try and come up with a plan to invade Iraq and topple its leader Saddam Hussein. Notes taken by aides who were present with Rumsfeld in the National Military Command Center on September 11 2001 can confirm what I’m saying.

So Iraq war wasn’t a result of 9/11, but the attacks, together with the Weapons of Mass Destruction claims gave Bush’s administration a convenient reason and excuse to bomb Iraq without facing international condemnation.

But the deepening quagmire in Iraq doesn’t seem to be a good enough reason for the President to admit his mistakes and lies.

When about 6000 people died in September 11 attacks, which I greatly denounce, the act was internationally condemned as a bloody, horrifying, merciless “terror attack”. Whereas there’s been a little or no outcry for the innocent lives lost everyday in Iraq and Afghanistan wars, both launched without a logic justification or evidence or involvement in 9/11.

None of the world leaders stood up and accused America of committing war crimes in Iraq, no one criticised the actions of the U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and instead their attitude was justified.

Is this Bush’s version of democracy? Killing thousands of innocent civilians in Iraq? Devastating the country and destroying its infrastructure? Stealing the country’s oil wealth?

No wonder the Iraqis don’t want this democracy and fight it with every means.

Sheikha Sajida,

Replying on behalf of Dr. Kareem