Resolved: That President George W. Bush is a terrorist.

I will go line-by-line to start: 1) < > That was not the point I was getting at. I said he used those lies to get support for the war. Those lies were the wrong reasons to go to war. Furthermore, those lies were use to intimidate Americans with phrases like 'weapons of mass destruction', 'mushroom clouds', and frequently using Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein as symbols of THREATS to America. http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... http://www.youtube.com... Unfortunatley, they were wrong, as per the 935 lies. They even admitted it. http://www.youtube.com... 2) < > I disagree. Lying is to tell an untruth. That's exactly what they did. Even if they didn't know, they still did. Furthermore, he's the freaking PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! He should know about this stuff. When one report about a terrorist comes to his desk, he's not going to immediately say 'INVADE IRAQ!' No, these things should be checked, thousands of times, and made sure that a decision is the right one. That's not what he did. 3) < > First off, 90,000 Iraqis have died from the US. The civilian casualties caused by terrorist organizations have been much higher than that, almost reaching 500,000. I'm not putting my money on that though, there have been a wide range of estimates. This shows the Iraqi body count project, which documents US led deaths since the war began, which is currently around 90,000. (http://en.wikipedia.org...) (http://www.iraqbodycount.org...) Also, even if the US troops didn't DIRECTLY cause it, they sill ignited conflict. A lot of those terrorist organizations want the US out, and they are willing to kill them for it. That's why we call it a 'war.' However many, it doesn't change the fact that the US bombed them. If they do it ONE time, that is terrorism. It is the exact same as what we did to them. If crashing planes into buildings is terrorism in America, it is the same in Iraq. 4) < > This proves my point. Exactly, the US wants to DESTROY THE ENEMY. That's exactly what the people that hijacked those planes on 9/11 were thinking. No matter how you put, it is still terrorism. As I said, terrorism is using violence to coerce. Coerce: "to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition." The Iraqis don't want to be dead. They don't even want the US in there. The US is using violence (bombing & troops w/ guns) to coerce (get their way without consideration of Iraqis). Re-establishing my offense: Here is a definition from THE FBI: "Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." GWB violated the U.N. charter, which stated that one country cannot attack another without the U.N.'s authority. Bush started an unlawful use of force. GWB wanted to change the government and implement a more American-like society with democracy. That is a coercion of a government and a civilian population. That is also a political and social goal. GWB sent thousands of American troops in a short period of time. The US annihilated Iraq and showed how the US could INTIMIDATE a whole country. (http://tvnewslies.org...) This is the GOVERNMENT'S definition of terrorism, and they fit it. This may be a great definition, but the greatest definition is in our minds. We all know, we all call, and we all hear terrorism associated with 9/11. Terrorists crashed into business-places on 9/11. We've been purposely blowing up hospitals, schools, and business-places for 5 years now. THAT'S terrorism. Finally, going back to lying, there is only one thing I can say: President Bush threatened America, saying that another 9/11 is to invade Iraq. We all believed it, and the troops invaded. There were no WMDs. Hmm... what's a threat again? An empty promise of pain? Oh yeah... Thank you for reading this debate and thanks to my opponent for debating me. I await my opponent's final rebuttal.