Do you agree with Former president Gerald Ford regarding Iraq war?

Yes, I agree. I remember when I woke up and saw on the news that we had bombed Iraq. The first thing that came to mind was, "Why did we do that?" I still don't know why we did it. Apparently I'm not alone.

This makes two former presidents that have spoken out against Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq, one democrat and one republican. I think that says something about the administration considering that expresidents are not supposed to voice their opinion on the actions of the current administration.

This was back in the 1930's, and yes you are correct. He was contacted by both the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. However, back in those days, being a professional football player was nothing like it is today. They did not make enough money live on back then, and had to have jobs in the off season to support their families. Former President Ford wanted to become a lawyer, and didn't want that kind of life. Back in those days it wasn't as difficult a decision as it would be today with the millions of dollars professional football players make now.

All hear this. We are in Iraq. That is a fact with which we must deal. If we were to pull out it would undermine the War on Terror by encouraging our enemies. This is proved by what Osama bin Laden said after we cut and ran from Somalia. He said he knew at that point that the United States was a paper tiger (4) and could be defeated. That was when plans started, which eventually led to the deaths of 3000 civilians at the hands of Muslim terrorists.

Leaving Iraq would destabilize the entire region. This is a view held by the Saudi government as evidenced by the message they sent to the US, which stated they would be forced to come in on the side of the Sunnis if the US left and the inevitable civil war were to ensue (1).

Leaving Iraq would provide al Quaeda with something that they are currently in the market for; an unstable country in the Middle East from which they can operate safely. If Iraq was of no strategic importance in the war on terror, why are the terrorists fighting so hard to keep it?

It is a fact that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. We have found shells with sarin gas in them (2). We found 1.95 tons of partially enriched uranium in Iraq. It was enough to make a nuclear bomb had they been able to complete the enrichment, and, in it's current state, would make a fine dirty bomb (3).

Finally, we are all aware that the center of Radical Islam in the region is Iran. We know that they are the real player that needs pacification. Where is Afghanistan? It is on Iran's Eastern border. Where is Iraq? It is on Iran's Western border. Who controls the Persian Gulf which comprises almost the entire Iranian coast line and its southern border? We do.

Now I understand that the anti-war crowd feels that absolutely nothing is worth war, but history has shown that such beliefs are nothing more than adolescent naivete. Asking a member of the anti-war movement how we should conduct a war is no different from asking a vegan the best recipe for steak.

There are sound strategic reasons for us to be in Iraq and for us to win. Ford saying that he would not have gone into Iraq is nothing more than gutless pandering. Its the same kind of self aggrandizement that sports commentators engage in when criticizing a particular coach for the way he played a particular game. The man is not to be considered an unquestionable saint simply because he died.

Absolutely agree with President Ford.

Yes. I am in complete agreement with the late President Ford on the issue of Iraq.

Absolutely.

I agree with Ford.

yes i agree but we are in Iraq now and we have to finish the job.

i have 2 kids, both been to Iraq and there feel the same way.

you got to finish what you started.

Ford made a WHOLE lot more sense than bush and his crooked buddies.

most normal people agree with Ford...maybe we should apologize to the french too.