WHY Cheney said NOT TO INVADE IRAQ IN 1994

we have several Muslim countries that are supporting us. Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan. turkey. Egypt. the only ones standing against us is Syria and Iran.

i haven't seen any pieces fling off. i think all of the land is still there.






this would be true in any war.





again we are not the only country involved here.

Reply By: danielost Posted: Friday, August 17, 2007
None of the Moslem countries would support such action


We have several Muslim countries that are supporting us. Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan. Turkey. Egypt. The only ones standing against us is Syria and Iran.
No none of them liked our invasion including Turkey and did not support our action with ANY military nor did we use those countries as a base of operations.

"i haven't seen any pieces fling off. i think all of the land is still there."

For all practical purposes the Kurds have done just that which is one of the areas Cheney mentioned in 1994.


this would be true in any war.


Cheney said Saddam was not worth many American deaths. What do you call 3,600 dead and 27,000 injured?


again we are not the only country involved here.


Except for England, all the other countries provided VERY LITTLE help and then only under pressure!


The point is the complete reversal of the arguments Cheney made in 1994 to NOT invade Iraq. EVERY reason he used has come true.

DID you watch the Clip?

Hey gene, I can provide clips and transcripts showing democrats giving reasons TO INVADE IRAQ. I bet you won't be so quick to post those, will you? I saw this hit the far left websites, and was waiting you to follow their talking points.

I'm sorry when did the Kurds leave the country. last i heard they had just joined a new attempt to get the government back up off the ground.






so your saying all of our tanks entered the country in a 5 mile beach landing.

That is not the issue. We have Cheney correctly stating the reasons why the U.S. SHOULD NOT invade Iraq in 1994 and today he tells us just the opposite” after we have the proof that what he said in 1994 was correct! Does the man not remember what he said in 1994? Does he not know that things public officials say are recorded and can be replayed? He looks like a COMPLETE IDIOT!!!!!

i will leave it up to you island dog sink him

Reply By: Island Dog Posted: Friday, August 17, 2007
“Hey gene, I can provide clips and transcripts showing democrats giving reasons TO INVADE IRAQ. I bet you won't be so quick to post those, will you? I saw this hit the far left websites, and was waiting you to follow their talking points.

No none of them liked our invasion including Turkey and did not support our action with ANY military nor did we use those countries as a base of operations.



so your saying all of our tanks entered the country in a 5 mile beach landing.


We were not allowed to use Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran

LOL.  Nice evasion gene. 

we invaded from turkey and kuwait.

here is the map


WWW Link

why would we invade from egypt.

Iran



Reply By: danielost Posted: Friday, August 17, 2007
We invaded from turkey and Kuwait.

Turkey refused at the last minute which caused a big problem for the 4th Division which was to enter Iraq from Turkey in the North. To the best of my knowledge, only Kuwait allowed us to operate from their country. In fact the major Air FORCE CENTER IN SAUDIA ARABIA WAS NOT available to U.S. Forces for the invasion. Do not kid yourself almost ALL of the Moslem Countries opposed our invasion just as Cheney said in 1994!

why would we invade from egypt. I listed them because they also opposed our invasion!

Turkey allows US to use its territory: Supplies for troops in Northern Iraq

ANKARA, April 2: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday secured Turkish logistical support for US operations in northern Iraq, and again warned Ankara against sending troops over the border into the Kurdish-held region.

“We have solved all the outstanding issues with respect to providing supplies through Turkey to those units” in northern Iraq, Mr Powell told reporters at a joint news conference with Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The agreement came after weeks of bilateral tension triggered by the Turkish parliament’s refusal last month to allow the deployment of 62,000 US soldiers to open a “northern front” against Iraq — a move that, military strategists say, might have helped to shorten the war and minimize casualties.

Mr Powell said Washington was “disappointed” by the rejection, but he described Turkey as an “important member” of the coalition against President Saddam Hussein and praised its decision to open its airspace to US planes.

A senior Turkish official said the agreement between the two sides included the passage of humanitarian aid through Turkey, as well as food, medical supplies and fuel supplies for the US troops airlifted or parachuted into northern Iraq.



your right 62,000 men entering iraq from turkey is defently turkey saying you can't use our territory.

Turkey DID NOT ALLOW U.S. Forces to attack Iraq from their territory! They did not support our invasion of Iraq! This despite a huge offer of Cash to allow us to invade Iraq from Turkey. It was the source of great difficulty between the U.S. and Turkey.

EVERYTHING Cheney said in that 1994 Interview was true and he looks like an ass today telling us we did the right thing to invade Iraq after explaining correctly why we should NOT invade Iraq.

Last night on Hardball one of the Bushies claimed 9/11 changed Cheney's mind about invading Iraq. Chris Matthews ended that BS by reminding the viewers that NONE of the reasons Cheney gave NOT to invade Iraq in 1994 was changed by 9/11 and that Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11. If Bush and Cheney were in office on December 8, 1941, they would have attacked China after we were attacked by Japan. After all it is the same area of the world and they are both Asian.

no they would have declared war on Germany. oh wait we did that. why would they declare war on china. we already had troops on the ground in china. or did you forget about the flying tigers. sir i am a lot younger than you and i remember that they were there.

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Turkey allows US to use its territory: Supplies for troops in Northern Iraq

ANKARA, April 2: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday secured Turkish logistical support for US operations in northern Iraq, and again warned Ankara against sending troops over the border into the Kurdish-held region.

“We have solved all the outstanding issues with respect to providing supplies through Turkey to those units” in northern Iraq, Mr Powell told reporters at a joint news conference with Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The agreement came after weeks of bilateral tension triggered by the Turkish parliament’s refusal last month to allow the deployment of 62,000 US soldiers to open a “northern front” against Iraq — a move that, military strategists say, might have helped to shorten the war and minimize casualties.

Mr Powell said Washington was “disappointed” by the rejection, but he described Turkey as an “important member” of the coalition against President Saddam Hussein and praised its decision to open its airspace to US planes.

A senior Turkish official said the agreement between the two sides included the passage of humanitarian aid through Turkey, as well as food, medical supplies and fuel supplies for the US troops airlifted or parachuted into northern Iraq.

Turkey is also allowing wounded US soldiers to be treated in Turkey, the official said on condition of anonymity.

However, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters later that supplies to US forces would not include weapons or ammunition.

The announcements came after Mr Powell met President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Erdogan, Gul and army chief Hilmi Ozkok to resolve the two countries differences over Iraq.

The two sides have agreed on an “early warning process” to inform each other of any possible problem situation in northern Iraq, and will set up a “coordination committee” to work out how to respond to such a situation, he said.

Mr Powell, who arrived in Turkey late Tuesday, left on Wednesday afternoon for Belgrade where he was to express support for the Balkan country following the assassination last month of prime minister Zoran Djindjic.

After a brief stopover, he was to travel on to Brussels for discussions on Thursday on Iraq with NATO and EU ministers.



WWW Link


i know i am wasting my time but there is the link to the page.

I said Turkey would not allow us to use their territory for the invasion. They may have allowed some logistical support but they were not supportive of our invasion. They were afraid that deposing Saddam would result in the Kurds to become separate and feared them uniting with the Kurds in southern Turkey. They are still afraid that could result from our invasion of IRAQ.

THE FACTS ARE THAT THE AGRUMENTS THAT CHENEY MADE IN 1994 TO not invade IRAQ WERE CORRECT AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN SO BY THE EVENTS SINCE OUR INVASION! His assertions today that we did the right thing by invading Iraq are totally at odds with his rational in 1994 and events on the ground PROVE he was correct in 1994 and is DEAD WRONG today!

you can say what you want but to me when 62,000 troops went into iraq from turkey as the above link said happened. that is allowing it to take place.

Reply By: danielost Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2007
I said Turkey would not allow us to use their territory for the invasion.


you can say what you want but to me when 62,000 troops went into Iraq from turkey as the above link said happened. that is allowing it to take place.

Turkey REFUSED to allow the U.S. 4tth Division to invade Iraq at the outset of the war from the North.

The issue is that What Cheney Said in 1994 as to WHY we SHOULD NOT invade Iraq has proven to be true. He was right in 1994 and DEAD WRONG in 2002 and today!

Does he not remember what he said in 1994? He looks like a FOOL given his 1994 statements and what he says today!

Look at you link—IT said LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. IT also said Turkey REFUSED TO ALLOW THE DEPLOYMENT OF 62,000 U.S. Soldiers to the NORTHERAN FRONT in Iraq!


ANKARA, April 2: US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday secured Turkish logistical support for US operations in northern Iraq, and again warned Ankara against sending troops over the border into the Kurdish-held region.

“We have solved all the outstanding issues with respect to providing supplies through Turkey to those units” in northern Iraq, Mr Powell told reporters at a joint news conference with Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

The agreement came after weeks of bilateral tension triggered by the Turkish parliament’s refusal last month to allow the deployment of 62,000 US soldiers to open a “northern front” against Iraq — a move that, military strategists say, might have helped to shorten the war and minimize casualties.

And so do the democrats who said we should disarm and attack Iraq.  Notice how you don't address that issue.

And so do the democrats who said we should disarm and attack Iraq. Notice how you don't address that issue.


The democrats did not proposes to invade Iraq. That was GWB!

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Once again, it's obvious you don't read anything that doesn't fit into the Bush obsession.  Democrats supported, and encouraged attacking Iraq but since they are democrats you automatically give them a pass.

We have several Muslim countries that are supporting us. Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan. Turkey. Egypt. The only ones standing against us is Syria and Iran. No none of them liked our invasion including Turkey and did not support our action with ANY military nor did we use those countries as a base of operations.

Not one of them, eh COL? My unit, the 15th MI Bn out of Fort Hood TX, was stationed at Ali al Salem Air Base in Kuwait along with several other units awaiting the ground invasion go-ahead. Thousands of sorties were flown out of Kuwaiti air bases prior to and during the conflict in 2003. So you would be wrong then... hmmm?

DID you watch the Clip?

I did, and I watched it on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

And Jon did a much better job dissecting this video than you ever could.