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Originally Posted by Mr Mephisto
Come on.
Let's be honest here.
Does Bush deserve to be impeached? Absolutely not. A poor decision was made, and many lives have been lost as a result. But what is needed now is leadership (something I actually believe Bush is fully capable of providing), and a clear exiit stratgey from Iraq.
I believe the "chickenhawks" in the Bush camp have been discredited. I lament the fact that Powell has decided to retire (or has been "retired"), but at the same time I think the current Administration has shown some common sense recently. The invitation to Abbass has been invited to the White House is (hopefully) a sign of "softening" in the US position towards the Middle East.
Who knows what will happen. We can argue for years over what has happened, but I believe we should concentrate now over what could happen; indeed, over what should happen.
This most recent report from the White House over WMDs is simply a reaffirmation of what we knew (or were told) from the interim report in September 2004. I'm not apologizing for the past mistakes, but I'm concentrating on what we should all hoping for. And that is a firm, consistent and clear strategy with how to deal with the current situation in Iraq.
Mr Mephisto
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Thank you for an excellent post, Mr. Mephisto.
Yes, we could continue to argue this issue and yes, I could bring up the reasons why the invasion was still justified yet again, but honestly, what would be the purpose?
Those who insist Bush should be impeached will not change their mind (as they did not change their mind the other 99 times the arguments were presented), so I think that the best thing to do is move on and find what common ground we can, as well as to learn from our mistakes, as I think the current administration is doing.