Introduction

I am starting this blog to provide an open forum for discussions on the war in Iraq and the state of our country. It is my opinion that our country should not be in Iraq. President Bush misled the American people by trying to tie in Saddam Hussein and Iraq to the terrorists responsible for 9/11 and Al Queda. Although Saddam Hussein was a ruthless tyriant responsible for the deaths of many of his people, I do not believe that Iraq was directly tied to Osama Bin Laden and the events of September 11th. There are many countries across the world where mass genocide takes place and nothing is done. So why then did President Bush feel it was necessary to invade Iraq? I think that Bush's motives had nothing to with Saddam's cruel treatment of his people or his belief that Saddam is tied to Al Queda but rather for personal initiatives such as forcing democracy and controlling oil. I will leave this topic open for your thoughts and opinions.