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In reply to the discussion: I believe there is merit to the argument... [View all]DallasNE
(7,402 posts)The vote you are referring to is the vote to go to war in case Saddam did not comply with UN Resolution 1441. Saddam fooled a lot of people by agreeing to the terms whereby UN weapons inspectors spent 3-4 months searching for any evidence of WMD. They found none so that would have expired that war resolution. But Bush ordered the UN inspectors out and invaded Iraq anyway. The war Bush fought is not the war Congress authorized. As such, the war was illegal and Bush should have been impeached -- instead of reelected. My problem with the war resolution was more timing than any thing else. It was premature and should not have taken place until it was clear that Saddam was not in full compliance. Up until that point it could only do more harm than good, as confirmed by history.