WTF Is It Now?!?

Bush must address lack of WMDs, chaos in Iraq
From an editorial in the Jackson Sun:

We are disappointed that after months of hype and a bloody war, the United States and its allies have failed to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Despite the administration's insistence to the contrary, lack of WMDs is important. That's because it points either to a president who knowingly misled the American people and the world, or to an intelligence community that is shockingly inept. Either way, Bush owes Americans and the world an explanation...

Bush is trying to downplay the importance of WMDs. We shouldn't let him.

We shouldn't let him because this is an issue which goes to the very heart of Bush's credibility as president. American and allied soldiers died fighting against what they believed was an imminent threat to the world's security. It would be unpardonable if they died for any other reason. And what does the lack of WMDs say about America's credibility as a leader on the world stage?

Americans have a right to know why our leaders weren't more prepared to deal with post-war Iraq. Why didn't the administration learn from the mistakes made in Afghanistan?

Before another American or allied soldier dies in Iraq, the Bush administration should explain itself. It's no crime to be wrong. What would be a crime is if any people died because we knew there was no evidence of weapons and went to war anyway.


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