Posted on 02/21/2016 5:27:38 AM PST by Kaslin
Do you really thing this will change anyone’s mind about Iraq?
The end result of Iraq is being blamed on Bush by surmising Iraq would not be in such terrible shape now if Bush had not taken us there in the first place.
“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.” President Clinton , Feb. 4, 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 weapons of mass destruction program.” President Clinton , Feb. 17, 1998.
“Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there 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 .” Madeline Albright , Feb 18, 1998.
” He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983 .” Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
“[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq’s refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.” Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 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.” Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
“Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.” Madeline Albright , Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.
“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. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies.” Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.
“We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.” Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.
“We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.” Al Gore , Sept. 23, 2002.
“Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.” Al Gore , Sept. 23, 2002.
“We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeing and developing weapons of mass destruction.” Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. 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. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 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 weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.” Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.
“There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have always s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.” Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,
“He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.” Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), 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 Qaeda 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. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
“We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. “[W]ithout 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 has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ... Sen. John F. Kerry (D, M
“The end result of Iraq is being blamed on Bush by surmising Iraq would not be in such terrible shape now if Bush had not taken us there in the first place.”
I agree with that statement.
He didn’t lie I think he believed what he said was true. He was just terribly wrong
It was in good shape until Commie Obammie removed all US troops.
Code Pinko agrees with you.
The Bush haters aka Bush derangement sufferers? No
Exactly
Town hall tell Rubio to Run on the 2003 Iraq waar
The real tragedy is that Sh*tbama did not leave troops there secure the victory that was, actually won and needed to be thee to make sure that what has happened didn't
I have been saying this since 2005
John Hawkins is a superficial thinker and it shows in his writing. He’s but one of most all names at Townhall that reveal how limited they are in the ability to perform deep comprehensive analysis that produces informative intelligence worth reading and digesting. The real mystery is how they manage to stay in business.
Here’s a short summary of the larger picture they miss and are incapable of discerning:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3398724/posts?page=283#283
Five years ago I heard a speech by Georges Sada?
Who is Georges Sada?
He was Saddam Hussein’s vice air marshal.
He tells the story of Iraq’s WMDs in his book, Saddam’s Secrets.
Saddam had them, absolutely. We know he gassed his own people.
Georges Sada reveals that Hussein secreted WMDs to Syria in trucks in the guise of aid to Syria when it had its terrible floods.
He was Saddam’s only Christian general, and Saddam trusted him for his advice in contrast to the usual Shia-Sunni machinations. Saddam also only had Christian kitchen workers prepare his food.
Because he was Christian, the Baath Party forced Hussein to dismiss him from the military.
Georges Sada is an evangelical Christian living in Texas.
He still does great charity work for Christians in the Middle East.
I wonder what he thought was in those trucks going into Syria.
Freegards
However, thinking people understand that the war in Iraq was largely won after the surge, basing would have been the answer to a post Iraqi Middle East peace much as the Marshall plan reshaped Europe after WWII but we will never know because a Liberal ideologue hell bent on destroying anything that Bush had done went and removed all of our troops never negotiated basing rights and effectively lost a war that had been won. Now we have ISIS and worse we have Russia relaunching their ambitious global domination plan by partnering with Iran anyone that refuses to learn the lessons of history is damned to repeat them, but let’s make sure we tell the accurate history and place the messes squarely at the feet of those that caused them.
I have and read General Iraqi General Georges Sada’s book Saddam’s Secrets, in which he writes Saddam using the excuse of a natural disaster in Syria under the disguise of humanitarian aid to dismantle Iraqi passenger airplanes and convert them into transport planes to transport his weapons to Syria to hide them.
That is your opinion, to which you are entitled to.
I agree with you but, that is always a possibility in any war. The problem as I see it was that after winning we should have had an end game that was established before he left office. To leave it up to the next Admin was not in the best interest of our troops or the Iraqi people.
I did not like the fact that our troops became pawns in this situation. I know Bush loved the troops but he left them exposed.
Going into Iraq was a bad idea, even without the WMD. We could have hurt Iraq enough with air power. It would have weakened Saddam, but the area would have remain stable.
The Middle East is a tar baby. I said it in 2002, and I am saying it now. We want to foist our version of government onto people to stupid to grasp it.
Bush lied. And I am not a liberal.
Now that Jeb is out, what is the point of going all over this again?
The fact is, it was a big fat mistake and it destabilized the Middle East and indirectly caused the current Muslim Invasion of Europe and DIRECTLY increased the power of Iran in the region a thousandfold.
So really, who gives a sh*t one way or another about the WMD question?
It was a big fat mistake. Period.
Jeb is out of the race, and because of that, this is now ancient history.
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