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<blockquote data-quote="Gauntlet" data-source="post: 537337" data-attributes="member: 545529">If you read through all the links posted and still can&#039;t reach a logical conclusion about what happened, then I&#039;m not going to waste my time arguing with you about the subject. The issue of WMD&#039;s is not a matter of corruption. Based on the reports the CIA gave to Bush, I completely understand why he made the decision he did. His reaction is one I would I want from a commander-in-chief. If you wait until there is indisputable proof that WMDs do in fact exist, the proof more than likely will lie in the ruins of a city, scattered amongst dead bodies. It&#039;s the Presidents job to assess the validity of a potential threat and react accordingly, which he did. In hindsight, the reports were not completely accurate - that is an insitutional problem, not an example of our government being corrupt and out to get us to fulfill their ego and other such nonsense. Regardless of the WMD issue, a strong, succint argument can still be made defending the war; as well an argument chastising the way Bush acted. Both are legitimate, and neither is right.Is the government perfect? No. Is it possible for any government to be perfect? No. There are cetainly going to be problems individuals have with specific policies; universal satisfaction is an irrational, unreachable goal when you have to govern such a large nation. This dates back to the colonial days. Some people hated the way the the country was being run and wanted to draft a Constitution, while others simply wanted to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Imagine if the latter policy was implemented because people didn&#039;t want to change until it was forced upon them. The point is, don&#039;t raise your standards to levels that can&#039;t feasibly be reached.On another note, I recently read a book about the Holocaust. It sounded pretty bad. But I also read another book providing some good reasons as to why it didn&#039;t happen and it&#039;s a lie created by the Jewish people to get sympathy. I wasn&#039;t there when it happened, so what do I believe?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gauntlet, post: 537337, member: 545529"] If you read through all the links posted and still can't reach a logical conclusion about what happened, then I'm not going to waste my time arguing with you about the subject. The issue of WMD's is not a matter of corruption. Based on the reports the CIA gave to Bush, I completely understand why he made the decision he did. His reaction is one I would I want from a commander-in-chief. If you wait until there is indisputable proof that WMDs do in fact exist, the proof more than likely will lie in the ruins of a city, scattered amongst dead bodies. It's the Presidents job to assess the validity of a potential threat and react accordingly, which he did. In hindsight, the reports were not completely accurate - that is an insitutional problem, not an example of our government being corrupt and out to get us to fulfill their ego and other such nonsense. Regardless of the WMD issue, a strong, succint argument can still be made defending the war; as well an argument chastising the way Bush acted. Both are legitimate, and neither is right. Is the government perfect? No. Is it possible for any government to be perfect? No. There are cetainly going to be problems individuals have with specific policies; universal satisfaction is an irrational, unreachable goal when you have to govern such a large nation. This dates back to the colonial days. Some people hated the way the the country was being run and wanted to draft a Constitution, while others simply wanted to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Imagine if the latter policy was implemented because people didn't want to change until it was forced upon them. The point is, don't raise your standards to levels that can't feasibly be reached. On another note, I recently read a book about the Holocaust. It sounded pretty bad. But I also read another book providing some good reasons as to why it didn't happen and it's a lie created by the Jewish people to get sympathy. I wasn't there when it happened, so what do I believe? [/QUOTE]

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