The so called war

             Many ultra conservatives and republicans claim that George W. Bush's administration has been the best this country has seen in years. Since President Clinton and Bush Sr.'s administrations did not properly interrogate Saddam Hussein, George W Bush felt it was his duty to dispose of the evil regime of Saddam Hussein. Despite the fact that I do not support the war with Iraq, I do feel the war is Bush's only real mistake. After all, he is the man that brought this country back together after September 11, 2001, which was an admirable accomplishment. Bush's actions against Iraq were unnecessary, and they have left our country in a worse position prior to the invasion of Iraq.
             One of the many arguments for the invasion of Iraqi was the United States' ambition to control Iraqi's petroleum resources. The United States' extreme need for cheaper oil could have been one Bush's reasons for the Invasion. Since the invasion, however, gas prices have risen dramatically and continue to topple into the two-dollar range. Bush's crusade for cheaper oil has proven to fail, for the dramatic rise in gas prices has continually begun to burn a hole in the American public's wallets.
             One of the biggest mistakes of the George Bush Senior administration is believed to have been his non-aggression to rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. George Senior's cause was to stop Hussein's aggressive attack against Kuwait, so it was not in our country's interest to attack Iraq and dispose of Hussein. Our current President is using the weapons of mass destruction cause, to promptly rid Iraq of Hussein and claim revenge for Hussein's attempted assassination of his father. This is not a reason to send our country into war, this is a personal expedenture that is costing many American lives.
             Bush's main reason for the war was that Hussein had been holding weapons of mass destruction, which could have in
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