Aljazeera.com asks "Is lying about war an impeachable offense?"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Is lying about war an impeachable offense?
7/27/2005 11:38:00 AM GMT

The U.S. President George W. Bush is facing a very serious problem. Before seeking approval from the Congress to use military action against Iraq, he made a number of unequivocal statements about the reasons the U.S. needed to topple Saddam Hussein.

Now it is clear that many of Bush's statements were not true. In the past, Bush's White House has been very good at hiding ugly issues, but it seems that they won't be able to cover up the failure to find Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), unless, perhaps, they launch another war.

However, this doesn’t seem possible now. Until the questions surrounding the Iraqi invasion are answered, Congress and the American public may strongly oppose more of President Bush's war-making.

Presidential statements, especially those related to national security, should be of the highest standard of truthfulness. A president cannot hide, twist or distort facts and get away with it. President Lyndon Johnson's lies about Vietnam War forced him to stand down from re-election. President Richard Nixon's false statements about Watergate forced him to resign.

http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/review/article_full_story.asp?service_ID=9283

[jojo54]

1. So, does this mean that the Aljazeera knows something that

they're willing to share with the proper people????

Gawd, what a bomb if that were the case!:nuke:

[Larkspur]

2. It's a war crime per Nuremburg Trials but not just for Bush

Bush had the approval of Congress and many in Congress, most Repukes and a 1/3 of the Dems, refused to question Bush's motives for war. Those who did were labelled unpatriotic. So it's not just Bush who should be impeached. Those in Congress who voted for IWR and refused to challenge Bush's arguments and/or supported the silencing of dissent should also be impeached and driven from power. The Media, aka Judy Miller et al, should be driven from the field of journalism for regurgitating Bush Talking Points and the delusions of Ahmad Chalabi.

[Nikki Stone 1]

4. Now if Bush had had oral sex with an intern....

that might be impeachable.

:dunce:

[hootinholler]

3. Kick!!!

[lateo]

5. Damn'ed skippy it is...

Especially since he lied during a costitutionally mandated speech.