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On Saturday, June 26, 1993, twenty-three Tomahawk guided missiles, each loaded with a thousand pounds of high explosives, were fired from American Navy warships in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea at the headquarters complex of the Mukhabarat, the Iraqi intelligence service, in downtown Baghdad. The attack was in response to an American determination that Iraqi intelligence, under the command of President Saddam Hussein, had plotted to assassinate former President George Bush during Bush's ceremonial visit to Kuwait in mid-April. It was President Bill Clinton's first act of war.
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http://www.newyorker.com/archive/con...30fr_archive02
The only reason President Bush glorified his capture, trial, and death was because he was trying to make his father proud by catching Saddam. Saddam of course did deserve to be captured and sentenced because of the crimes he made, but the only reason we're hearing about it so much now is because of the fact that Bush is diverting his priorities (ie. ending the war in iraq, sending the troops home to their families, finding bin laden, lowering our taxes- haha) is because he was making Saddam a priority for him and revenge for his father. There's even a video of him saying something on the lines of "well this man did try to kill my father", referring to Saddam. He's easier to see through than everyone lets on. And if any of you for a second buy that he was asleep during Saddams hanging, then you're all naive.
