When
terrorists struck the United States on
September 11, 2001,
America focused its
attention on the
perpetrators of the
heinous events of that day. With but one member of Congress dissenting, the elected leaders of the people of the United States reflected the resolve of their constituents to bring Osama Bin Laden and his al Qaeda followers to justice. Anyone who had assisted the murderous conspirators would likewise feel the wrath of a wounded superpower. Not long after 9/11, however, the US was told there was another enemy to our security that had the ability to supply weapons of mass destruction, or WMD, to al Qaeda or some other terrorist organization. These horrific weapons could be used against the United States not only because of our intrusion into Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle East, but because their supplier had a vendetta. The purported provider of impending and devastating destruction to the US, Saddam Hussein, had been humiliated in a crushing defeat by a multinational military force led by the United States just ten years prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. The despotic leader had used WMD against his own people who opposed him. It followed that he would not think twice about supplying similar instruments of terror to whoever would be willing to dare attempt a repeat of that tragic day in late summer 2001. As the case against Saddam was made by President George W. Bush and his subordinates, Congressman John Hostettler questioned Pentagon leaders and intelligence analysts about the scope of our real understanding of an ongoing WMD program in Iraq. Hostettler concluded that the evidence supporting such a claim was tenuous at best and voted against the House resolution authorizing President Bush to invade Iraq. It soon became apparent that no WMD program would be discovered following the collapse of Iraqi resistance to a US military invasion which began in March 2003. It was at this time that Hostettler, like most Americans, began to question why we actually invaded Iraq. Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq is the story that gives the answers Hostettler was searching for. With the same attention to detail, objective investigation, and critical analysis that led Hostettler to conclude the case for WMD in Iraq was a weak one, he makes the convincing case for the true motives behind removing Saddam from power. When you get done with Nothing for the Nation, your questions will be answered as well. You have read about faulty intelligence and ... You have heard from politicians who say they were lied to. Now find out what really happened and ... Find out why we are in Iraq ... From the man who got it right before the beginning! Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq reveals why political leaders and their subordinates sought to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Nothing for the Nation reminds us that when it comes to relations between rival nations, as well as rival national leaders, the Founders were wise to give us a republic and not a monarchy. The sages who secured for us the blessings of liberty would not have been surprised by the true motivation of those who sold America on the idea of ousting the Butcher of Baghdad..
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