When George W. Bush says he is "misestimated" and that his intelligence is lacking or very defective, he is not referring to intelligence agencies. He would be pleading insanity for his war crimes. Let's face it, a doorknob is more intelligent than Bush. However, I do not think this defence will work. Below is the case which Congressman Dennis Kucinich made for the impeachment of George W. Bush:
"Resolved that President George W. Bush be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate. ...
"In his conduct while President of the United States, George W. Bush, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has committed the following abuses of power..."
The first article Kucinich presented, and many that followed, regarded the war in Iraq: "Article 1 - Creating a secret propaganda campaign to manufacture a false case for war against Iraq."
Article I
Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.
Article II
Falsely, Systematically, and with Criminal Intent Conflating the Attacks of September 11, 2001, With Misrepresentation of Iraq as a Security Threat as Part of Fraudulent Justification for a War of Aggression.
Article III
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Possessed Weapons of Mass Destruction, to Manufacture a False Case for War.
Article IV
Misleading the American People and Members of Congress to Believe Iraq Posed an Imminent Threat to the United States.
Article V
Illegally Misspending Funds to Secretly Begin a War of Aggression.
Article VI
Invading Iraq in Violation of the Requirements of HJRes114.
Article VII
Invading Iraq Absent a Declaration of War.
Article VIII
Invading Iraq, A Sovereign Nation, in Violation of the UN Charter.
It's a lengthy document. You can read the rest here: http://chun.afterdowningstreet.org/amomentoftruth.pdf
As is obvious from Kucinich’s resolution, George W Bush, Dick Cheney and associates did commit war crimes and they must be put on trial and punished appropriately. Such a trial will go a long way to re-establishing the reputation of the United States as one of the great democracies in the world history.
The election of Barack Obama to the office of President has already had some impact on the image of the US, but if nothing is done about George W. Bush and associates, then the image of the US will remain damaged in the world community.
It seems these guys may have some problems if they try to travel outside of the country. Like getting arrested for war crimes. So they most likely won't travel to anywhere but "safe" places.
ReplyDeleteThere was a discussion on MSNBC that Obama may find himself in a position where he may not have any choice but to charge Bush and Cheney for illegal use of torture and war crimes.
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