News Bush Supporters: Misinformed or Ignoring the Truth?

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A significant portion of Bush supporters remains misinformed about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ties to al-Qaeda, despite the Duelfer Report stating there was no significant WMD program. Surveys indicate that 72% of these supporters still believe Iraq had actual WMD or a major development program, with many incorrectly assuming that experts share these views. The discussion highlights concerns about the effectiveness of media spin and the lack of access to objective news, leading to widespread misinformation among the public. Additionally, there is a notable belief among Bush supporters that the majority of the world supports the war and favors Bush, which contradicts global sentiment. This situation raises alarms about the implications of voting based on falsehoods and the potential consequences for society.
  • #51
It's not just Bush supporters that are delusional, it's most of the voting popualtion. People rarely find time to research global issues or listen to alternative perspectives, and thus have an extremely crude idea about the world around them. The majority of American voters are dangerously gullible, which is one reason why we have the Bush administration to contend with in the first place.
 
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  • #52
The report is two years old with no supporting evidence and the second link doesn't work.
 
  • #53
Ivan Seeking said:
The report is two years old with no supporting evidence and the second link doesn't work.

That's unfortunate. However, I did read an article on yahoo news the other day basically stating that two journalism organizations found that the Bush administration released hundreds upon hundreds of false statements about the war in Iraq.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-01-22-study_N.htm?csp=34

It's pretty strange how public opinion has changed over the past eight years or so. At first people were "insane" to criticize the decisions made regarding the war on terror. And now it's just common knowledge that proponents of the war have been lying through their teeth, and getting caught in criminal activity.
 
  • #54
K.J.Healey said:
EDIT: Oh and by the way, Angst, good work at using the search feature to find a thread to argue over that's almost 4 years old...

Ivan Seeking said:
The report is two years old with no supporting evidence and the second link doesn't work.

Geez, the report is younger than the thread. What more can you ask?

In fact, I wonder just how often a referenced link/article is younger than the thread it's used in?
 
  • #55
Angst said:
From the citation

The munitions addressed in the report were produced in the 1980s, Maples said. Badly corroded, they could not currently be used as originally intended, Chu added.
The munitions were degraded, and the UNSCOM inspectors already knew about those. Nothing new!

The argument of the Bush administration was 'on-going' program with new weapons (new munitions), which were not found because there weren't any.
 
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  • #56
Heh, yeah I skipped right over that.

I knew this couldn't be right or Bush would have been waving it like a flag.

It is also a fact that no credible connection has ever been made between Saddam and 911.
 
  • #57
I've been reading a book written by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies Titled “Why People Hate America”, it’s excellent! The explanations it offers are totally valid and to the point. The factually evidence that is verily, common knowledge astounds and awes in the simplicity and sense that it makes. I’m an American who is observing a reaction taking place because of the governmental and corporate disenfranchisements, of people that constitute the populace of the country. Hopefully this reaction will build, be sustained, and effective in bringing back a government of the people, for the people, by the people with elected officials in good conscience and positive inspiration will do the will of the people in the ways that create sustainable bio-ecological, regenerative, conservation minded, sustainable – growth for our country, hemisphere and cooperatively with the world. Perhaps some way could be found to reflect into realization these higher values and moral ideals.
 
  • #58
seycyrus said:
What I find amazing is the disconnect that the scientists on this forum are willing to make between reality and their fantasy based on their political views.

You work in a lab with chemicals? You have to PROVE compliance to OSHA.

You work with radioactive materials? You have to PROVE compliance to the Nuclear Regulatory Committee.

You're a piece of **** dictator who has SIGNED on to comply with UN mandates? You have to PROVE compliance.

BobG said:
What's the penalty for non-compliance in the first two?

K.J.Healey said:
OSHA/NRC brings their own scientists into do the job for you, and slowly steals your chemicals and radioactive materials for themselves.


EDIT: Oh and by the way, Angst, good work at using the search feature to find a thread to argue over that's almost 4 years old...

If somebody's jeopardizing my health with radioactive emissions from a nuclear power plant in my back yard, then I think a more appropriate penalty would be to bomb them.

Same thing if a plant's letting chemicals leak into the water supply. Bomb them! :mad:
 
  • #59
Text of the "http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021002-2.html" "

Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;

Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;

Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;

Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;

Whereas in 1998 Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in "material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations" and urged the President "to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations" (Public Law 105-235);

Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possesses and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolutions of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;

Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;

Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;

Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens;

Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;

Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949;

Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the President "to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677";

Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1)," that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and "constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region," and that Congress, "supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688";

Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;

Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to "work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge" posed by Iraq and to "work for the necessary resolutions," while also making clear that "the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable";

Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;

Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;

Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and

Whereas it is in the national security of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

This joint resolution may be cited as the "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq".

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS

The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--

(a) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and

(b) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

(a) AUTHORIZATION. The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to


(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq.

(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.

In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise or as soon there after as may be feasible, but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that

(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq, and

(2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorists attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

(c) WAR POWERS RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS. --


(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. -- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS. -- Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.

SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS

(a) The President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 2 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, including those actions described in section 7 of Public Law 105-338 (the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998).

(b) To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of Public Law 93-148 (the War Powers Resolution), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress.

(c) To the extent that the information required by section 3 of Public Law 102-1 is included in the report required by this section, such report shall be considered as meeting the requirements of section 3 of Public Law 102-1.
 
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  • #60
BobG said:
If somebody's jeopardizing my health with radioactive emissions from a nuclear power plant in my back yard, then I think a more appropriate penalty would be to bomb them.
Do you think it would be wise to bomb a nuclear plant that's in your back yard? :biggrin:
 
  • #61
BobG said:
What's the penalty for non-compliance in the first two?

They fine you an immense amount of money, tell you to comply again. If you fail the second time, they shut down your operation.

Try working in a nuclear reactor and not complying with the NRC.
 
  • #62
What the NRC does in response to a violation of the regulations or license commitments is dependent on the Severity Level of the violation. Sometimes they impose a civil penalty (which can be appealed) and sometimes they just issue the initial NOV.
 
  • #63
The severity of the violation is of no consequence whatsoever if the violating body does not attemp to appease the NRC and prove compliance and or attempts at compliance. Shutdown will occur.
 
  • #64
False Pretenses

False Pretenses

The Center for Public Integrity searchable database.
942 statements false knowingly or unknowingly.
 
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  • #65
Sorry, but we don't allow links to sites that claim absolute truth that are in fact mostly unproven opinions. Opinion pieces are allowable as long as they clearly state that they are opinions.

Please be sure you've read The P&WA guidelines

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=113181
 
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  • #66
Evo said:
Sorry, but we don't allow links to sites that claim absolute truth that are in fact mostly unproven opinions. Opinion pieces are allowable as long as they clearly state that they are opinions.

Please be sure you've read The P&WA guidelines

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=113181
Sorry, I missed the post where hotcommodity linked indirectly with a USA Today link; I'll try to be more indirect.
And I'll remember when an organization makes a claim like this "The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to producing original, responsible investigative journalism on issues of public concern. The Center is non-partisan and non-advocacy. We are committed to transparent and comprehensive reporting both in the United States and around the world." they are claiming to be God.
 
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