Originally Posted by coolegg2

Many of us were fooled by the Bush administration including those distinguished persons.

It used to be that when the President of the United States said something you could take that to the bank, because Presidents are traditionally VERY VERY careful about what they say, and they have literally hundreds of thousands of people working for them directly or indirectly on research and intelligence, and because Presidents traditionally understand that in order for the USA to continue to be THE power in the world those of us outside the USA have to be able to take a President at his word.

Then along came George W Bush and all that tradition and common sense went out the window.

I supported the war in Iraq just like that list of Democrats. I changed my mind about 3 months later when it was clear that something was very fucked up and WMDs were no where to be found.

I will never take a President of United States on his word again - Republican or Democrat - he will have to provide the proof or go fuck himself. Don't you Americans even bother sending a junior diplomat to the UN without evidence for everything he says; that's the way it's gonna have to be from now on.

Invading another country using false pretenses is the worst crime a country can commit.

Many of us were fooled. Kudos to those of you who saw through the bullshit before the invasion