2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I've never understood why Kerry did not face the same level of wrath from Democrats over [View all]George II
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Many people in the House and Senate voted for that legislation, most voting under the premise that Saddam Hussein would back down and comply with all the UN resolutions. The fact is, he DID comply with most of them and was in the process of complying with the remaining UN resolutions when bush attacked.
Also, there were a number of conditions in the legislation that had to be met in order for bush to attack Iraq. Those conditions were never met, but he attacked anyway.
What is most frustrating is all the people who criticize some (not all) of those who voted for that legislation, blaming them for "voting for war", even though none of those people have ever really read what Congress passed.