So you support the strike on Syria. We have no proof who used chemical weapons or if they were actually used. We have evidence supporting they were. We also know that Al Qaeda has taken over the rebels. A Christian town has been seized by Al Qaeda. Rumors now are coming out that Iraq's Chem weapons were transferred to Syria. Stories about Satellite photos showing this.
So got into a conversation about Iraq because of Syria and the differences.
Bush had congressional and UN approval. - Obama does not and looks like he is not going to get it.
Bush had a coalition of over 40 countries. - Obama has one country France who will not put any boots on the ground if necessary.
Why we really invaded Iraq summarized from the Iraq war Resolution passed by congress. Note that in only one section did they make the claim Iraq had wmds. Everything else in there was proven reasonably accurate. Bush didn't lie us into a war, Intel was wrong on one point and li_bs spun it as if we only attacked for a single reason, note that after over 10 years of screaming, "BUSH LIED!", they still have failed to proof this claim.
Iraq's noncompliance with the conditions of the 1991 ceasefire agreement, including interference with U.N. weapons inspectors.
Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, and programs to develop such weapons, posed a "threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region."
Iraq's "brutal repression of its civilian population."
Iraq's "capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people".
Iraq's hostility towards the United States as demonstrated by the 1993 assassination attempt on former President George H. W. Bush and firing on coalition aircraft enforcing the no-fly zones following the 1991 Gulf War.
Members of al-Qaeda, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq.
Iraq's "continuing to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations," including anti-United States terrorist organizations.
Iraq paid bounty to families of suicide bombers.
The efforts by the Congress and the President to fight terrorists, and those who aided or harbored them.
The authorization by the Constitution and the Congress for the President to fight anti-United States terrorism.
The governments in Turkey, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia feared Saddam and wanted him removed from power.
Citing the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, the resolution reiterated that it should be the policy of the United States to remove the Saddam Hussein regime and promote a democratic replacement.
