Should George W. Bush apologize for going to war in Iraq?
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« on: October 25, 2015, 05:24:17 AM »
Well?
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« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 10:06:59 AM »
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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2015, 10:30:22 AM »
It wouldn't do much good to apologize, but he should.

The decision to go to war and the total mismanagement of the war and terrible leadership from President Bush... it was all a catastrophe.  It's one of the biggest mistakes and examples of Presidential incompetence in US history.
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« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2015, 01:42:43 PM »
Option 3.
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« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2015, 02:20:11 PM »
He should be executed.
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« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2015, 04:02:46 PM »
He's too proud for an apology regardless.
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« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2015, 06:00:26 PM »
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« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2015, 07:54:44 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2015, 08:14:11 PM »
Not if he believes it was the right thing to do.
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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2015, 10:37:54 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on October 25, 2015, 08:14:11 PM
Not if he believes it was the right thing to do.

Most of the Nuremberg defendants believed the Holocaust was the right thing to do.
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« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2015, 10:48:26 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2015, 10:57:08 PM »
Sounds like something a Democrat would do.
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« Reply #12 on: October 26, 2015, 12:46:32 AM »
Not so much for going to war, but failing to do it right because he listened to the "experts" who were telling him what he wanted to hear and failing to listen to more pessimistic views on what would be needed after the invasion.
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« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2015, 01:32:39 AM »
I proposed dropping him (and Tony Blair) off to Iraq to personally fight ISIS armed with nothing but an AK47 and an Arabic copy of the Bill of Rights . This way they can accomplish their intended mission of fighting terrorists and spreading democracy.
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« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2015, 02:16:07 AM »
Let's not forge we overthrew Saddam, it was a horrible war that shouldn't have been started but he shouldn't charged  going to go to war in Iraq. IF he's going to have to apologize about anything, it's about the lie/false information about Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2015, 01:13:32 PM »
Quote from: DeadPrez on October 26, 2015, 11:26:35 AM
Why should Bush be prosecuted for war crimes, but Obama can go to war in Libya and walk home free?

Why should Jack the Ripper be condemned for cutting up people when surgeons cut people all the time and get away scot-free?
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« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2015, 06:24:36 PM »
Quote from: Question everything. Seek truth. Spread hope. on October 25, 2015, 10:37:54 PM
Quote from: RINO Tom on October 25, 2015, 08:14:11 PM
Not if he believes it was the right thing to do.

Most of the Nuremberg defendants believed the Holocaust was the right thing to do.

Well it was mostly pressure from authorities.
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« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2015, 08:50:38 PM »
It is always a good idea to apologize for past mistakes.

"War crimes" screams show trial to me. If, however, the case could be made in an American court of law that Bush violated U.S. or state statute by sending American troops to die for an inflated threat, criminal action ought to be taken. The only other country that would have plausible standing would be Iraq, and their justice system does not inspire enough confidence in the rule of law to even seriously consider extraditing him there.
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« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2015, 07:33:14 AM »
Yes. Bush and his neocon cronies such as Cheney, Rumsfeld, and the other small brained short thinkers should apologize for screwing Iraq all up.
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« Reply #19 on: November 06, 2015, 08:31:08 PM »
Quote from: DeadPrez on October 26, 2015, 11:26:35 AM
Why should Bush be prosecuted for war crimes, but Obama can go to war in Libya and walk home free?

ALL of them should be prosecuted (Obama/Bush/Cheney/Rummsfield/Clinton).
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« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2015, 06:39:39 PM »
Quote from: Cathcon on October 25, 2015, 10:57:08 PM
Sounds like something a Democrat would do.
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« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2015, 06:48:15 PM »
Apologizing is useless. Prosecuted for war crimes sounds more reasonable.
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« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2015, 10:33:05 AM »
No.

Those giving him piss poor advice should.
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« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2015, 09:01:13 PM »
No.
In hindsight the war was a mistake.  But presidents do not apologize for waging wars against criminal dictators. 
But we were better off with Saddam in power.
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« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2015, 10:59:10 PM »
Only if it is in front of a jury.
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