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Sun 16 May, 2004 05:22 am
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There will be no firings, resignations or impeachments in the 4th Reich!!!! Our glorious leaders will lead us to victory over the Evil Doers.
Oh my God! Separated at birth! The Abu Ghraib torture palace is the brainchild of Rummy the Dummy. He's sick -- a real pervert.
Ahh yes... repeat it enough...
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998: "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop WMDs and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998: "If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's WMD program."
- Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Feb. 18, 1998: "What happens in (Iraq) matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
- Letter to Clinton signed by Democratic Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, etc., Oct. 9, 1998: "We urge you ... to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspected Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its WMD programs."
- Congressman (now House Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi, Dec. 16, 1998: "Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology, which is a threat to countries in the region, and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Sen. Bob Graham and other Democratic senators in a letter to President Bush, Dec. 5, 2001: "There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status."
- Sen. Levin, Sept. 19, 2002: "We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building WMDs and the means of delivering them."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002: "We know that (Saddam) has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sept. 27, 2002: "We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing WMDs."
- Sen. Robert Byrd, Oct. 3, 2002: "We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Kerry, Oct. 9, 2002: "I will be voting to give the president of the United States the authority to use force - if necessary - to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of WMDs in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton, Oct. 10, 2002: "In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaida members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Kerry, Jan. 23, 2003: "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real."
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That's downright funny. If the Bush camp reads this thread, they'll figure out that they got the whole idea about WMD's from the previous president.
Didn't everyone (at some point) know/think that Iraq had some form of/potential for WMB's?
As I understood it, a bit over a year ago - the U.S. government position then was that Iraq had them - and was in a position to use them on moments notice. There was some debate on that - the U.S. decided to proceed against the advice of some others. When the WMD's did not immediately appear, the story changed to something along the lines of: "we were doing it to free the Iraqis from the torment of a dictator. we are going to bring democracy, teach them to be all that they can be." Lovely plan, much to be commended.
Too bad they didn't get the idea that terrorists were in the U.S. and determined to attack tall buildings with airplanes from the previous administration.
Too bad no one used the information they really did have about that, Grand Vizier.
Quote:Didn't everyone (at some point) know/think that Iraq had some form of/potential for WMB's?
No thinking person can deny that Saddam had & was willing to use WMD. Why? HE HAD USED THEM ALREADY. He used chemical weapons against Iran, & on the Kurds.
The WH had intelligence that said that Iraq didn't have stock piles of weapons
before the war. They ignored it and just went with what they wanted just like they do everything else.
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=24889
(forgive the bold, that seems to be a politically incorrect thing to do around here, that and red letters, but I just get so frustrated hearing the same defense that has already been disproven time and time again.)