Posted on 11/13/2005 12:00:45 AM PST by SmithL
I was wrong.
Almost three years ago we went into Iraq to remove what we were told -- and what many of us believed and argued -- was a threat to America. But in fact we now know that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction when our forces invaded Iraq in 2003. The intelligence was deeply flawed and, in some cases, manipulated to fit a political agenda.
It was a mistake to vote for this war in 2002. I take responsibility for that mistake. It has been hard to say these words because those who didn't make a mistake -- the men and women of our armed forces and their families -- have performed heroically and paid a dear price.
The world desperately needs moral leadership from America, and the foundation for moral leadership is telling the truth.
While we can't change the past, we need to accept responsibility, because a key part of restoring America's moral leadership is acknowledging when we've made mistakes or been proven wrong -- and showing that we have the creativity and guts to make it right.
The argument for going to war with Iraq was based on intelligence that we now know was inaccurate. The information the American people were hearing from the president -- and that I was being given by our intelligence community -- wasn't the whole story. Had I known this at the time, I never would have voted for this war.
George Bush won't accept responsibility for his mistakes. Along with Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, he has made horrible mistakes at almost every step: failed diplomacy; not going in with enough troops; not giving our forces the equipment they need; not having a plan for peace.
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But as luck would have it, you weren't elected.
Looks like he's running in 2008.
"Good night, John Boy." "Good night, Mary Ellen............"
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I'm not even sure he's footnote.
Good night Chet. Good night David.
Ok you ambulance chaser, John. Tell us exactly, to the point, what and how intellegence was manipulated. I'm sick of you dims saying this without backing up your outrageous claims.
I'd say he's Two-Ply.
Is that anything like "run away, run away", or do we have to formally surrender to Bin Laden and Zarqawi?
The world desperately needs moral leadership from America, and the foundation for moral leadership is telling the truth.
Well that leaves you and 95% of your party out of the picture!
Saddam was the threat. And the last time I looked, he's been removed. Hurrah for President Bush!!
John Edwards. Who's he?
Oh go and brush your hair, Johnny.
The grown ups are in charge of things now.
How's his hair doing nowadays? Does it still have that bounce and nice glowing sheen to it?
There is NO evidence that the intelligence was manipulated, unless you want to talk about the "Able Danger" intelligence and the "Caravan to Syria" photos, which are being surpressed by Clintonite elemements in the CIA, Pentagon, and the State Dept. Electing a feeb like Edwards to be our Commander and Chief would be like putting a gun to our heads, and pulling the trigger.
And YOUR plan is......?
(crickets chirping)
But he'd have great hair!
Edwards is the Amazing No-Bounce-Man.
His opinions are meaningless.
This little fag is a pathetic excuse for a man.He has a lot of nerve saying that our brave soldiers are dying for a mistake when he voted in favor of sending them to this war.The United States would be more wealthy and a stronger country if liberal democrats were expelled from the country and sent to France.
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