BDS

I got into an argument with a coworker yesterday. Said coworker has a severe case of Bush Derangement Syndrome. Bush is now an 'off-limits' topic at work.

However, his major points, refuted:

1. We're in Iraq for oil.
1a. Why bother?
Oil imports last year:

	Jun-07	Jul-07	Aug-07	Sep-07	Oct-07	Nov-07
All Countries	405,019	423,988	421,565	409,164	401,452	395,853
Persian Gulf	71,171	65,061	67,295	70,004	64,376	68,431

2. Bush lied Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda:
2a. Not a master/servant relationship, but definitely "ties".
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/152lndzv.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein_and_al-Qaeda_timeline


3. Bush lied about WMDs.
3a. EVERYBODY thought Saddam either had or was trying to get WMDs. And, surprise, he was trying to get them. And he was lying about having them, pretending he did. And he used to have them, and used them against his own people.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/27/saddam.cbs/index.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/decade/sect3.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/60minutes/main3749494.shtml



Finally, when you are reduced to using "Bullshit, STFU" as your only remaining argument, I have to take that as a concession. (You lose)