Did Bush manipulate Iraq data?

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... tell me the difference between this topic and what is said in the forum rules:



In my opinion, whether the irak war was justified and moreover whether George W. Bush was lying is very well a hotbutton issue.
With due respect, I will not be convinced otherwise by you if you just say:

Fragbait just missed the point.

Of course whether it's a hotbutton issue or not will only be definitely decided by the moderators. I was just being on the 'forum controls itself' mode.


Greetings, Fragbait

Hail Fragbait,

I tend to view a “hot-button” issue as one where both sides argue indefinitely and come to no conclusion, such as Abortion, Gun Control, Death Penalty, Assisted-Suicides, Religion, etc. This is not one of those issues.

You present two sides to your argument that you claim are hot-button issues:

1.) Rather the Iraq was justified or not
2.) Rather the Bush Administration lied or not

RE #1: I suppose the whole Iraq being justified or not issue could be argued until the cows come home from both sides, not unlike the Diablo hostility issue or the same sex marriage in Canada issue, however I *could* see your point of view here, granted. I do feel that there is a time and place to discuss such things, but you seem to be saying this is not one of them, and that’s fine as it is your opinion. I feel that since this issue is directly related to me, being an American, I want some justification to why we went to war in the first place. Is that a selfish motive? I suppose, but reading other posters points of view helps me to understand all the reasons we might of gone to war since all these different opinions encompass the different thoughts of our government. Again, if you feel this discussion should come to a close, then perhaps a formal request would be prudent for you, but I don’t think that is necessary. There is still information coming out and valid points to make, and so long as this is true, this is still a very active topic, IMO, worthy of being discussed.

RE#2: The Bush Administration DID lie, and this is a very valid discussion point. I do NOT see this as a hot-button issue, but a good place to have a civil discussion about who, what, where, and why. If you don't care about those questions, then keep your nose out of this topic! Yes, this issue gets me upset because I want some answers, but as I stated above, I need to understand all the viewpoints from others opinions before I can start pointing the finger and judging others. I hope you understand where I’m coming from.