scarecrow275: That is the problem. They did have all the facts. They told the American people, with such certainty, that Iraq had WMDs and could prove it is a lie. They cherry-picked the intelligence. There were dissenters but they were ignored. This documents the lies that the government had perpetrated since WWII.
I might add that the Hearst newpaper circa 1898 headline read,
"To Hell With Spain, Remember the Maine."
This alone got us into the Spanish-American War and got us control over Cuba and the Philippines, as a result of our win. There was an explosion aboard the USS Maine and it was blamed on Spain. It has been determined to be a boiler explosion, an accident, not Spain's fault. So, we went to war on false pretenses. WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania was the justification used to enter WWI. The Lusitania was a passenger liner but it was carrying munitions(and was fitted for war service in 1913). Passengers were warned, by the Germans, that if it sailed to England it might be sunk and it was, 1915. What were passengers doing on a now warship?

Dear Jane,
I was saddened to read your post and can only hope that your views are not typical of the American public at large. There is, through media like the internet, so much material available to allow an independent thinking person to a see and understand the truth and reality of international politicsand decison making. War is not conducted to benifit you or I or to further the each of democracy. Look a little deeper and really question and you will find the answers. America has no democracy! What exists is capitalism or monetarism. Whose purpose to maximise profit by manipulating foreign governments economic policies spreeeding nothing but greed and poverty, with no social or environmental moraility uphold nothing but financial gain at the expense of mosdt of the worlds population. Please open your eyes.

I used to think that the US should stay out of war and just mind it's own business......however, I think 9/11 changed that. The radical terroists are out to destroy the US....I think we need to get them before they destroy us.

All wars suck. The only type of war that could be justified is defensive in nature. The U.S. is playing way too much offense and may suffer the consequences someday - this can't go on forever.