Posted on 05/18/2015 5:40:06 PM PDT by Kaslin
Would you take the word of Secretary of State Madeline Albright? (Columbus Ohio Townhall meeting 1998, Berger and Cohen also)
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. On behalf of
my colleagues and myself, thank you very much for coming. During the
next hour and a half, we plan to discuss with you why the
confrontation between Iraq and the world matters to us as Americans;
how it developed; and what our strategy is for settling it in a way
that leaves us, our friends in the region and the entire world safer.
Iraq is a long way from Ohio, 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. And it is a threat against which
we must, and will, stand firm.
In discussing Iraq, we begin by knowing that Saddam Hussein, unlike
any other leader, has used weapons of mass destruction even against
his own people. In fact, he is a repeat offender, having used them
both in the battle and against his people.
When the Gulf War ended seven years ago, Iraq was required to destroy
such arms, and a special United Nations commission, called UNSCOM, was
created to verify that and to see that weapons would not be replaced.
Despite repeated Iraqi obstruction, UNSCOM has uncovered and destroyed
more of those deadly weapons than were demolished during the entire
Gulf War. But the evidence is strong that Iraq continues to hide
prohibited weapons and materials. There remains a critical gap between
the number of weapons we know Iraq produced and the amount we can
confirm were destroyed. There is only one way to learn the truth:
UNSCOM’s inspectors must have free, unfettered and unconditional
access to people, documents and facilities in Iraq. That is what we’re
demanding, and that demand has been echoed repeatedly by the UN
Security Council and by the world.
Unfortunately, Saddam continues to deny UNSCOM access to dozens of
suspect sites. He’s also trying to discredit UNSCOM, and to change its
character so that it will no longer be independent, and its
inspections no longer credible. As President Clinton made clear in his
strong speech yesterday at the Pentagon, the United States will not
allow this to happen. Iraq must permit UN inspectors to do their jobs,
as the Security Council has directed. If this does not occur, we must
be, and we are, prepared to use military force.
We support UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s plan to visit Baghdad
this weekend to gain Iraq’s full compliance with Security Council
resolutions. A peaceful solution remains our preferred option; but it
must be a true not a phony solution. Make no mistake, if we use
military force, it will be because Saddam Hussein has refused to
accept a peaceful solution. If we do not use force, it will be because
Iraq has finally agreed to give UN inspectors
This is the sort of thing Limbaugh does best - just get out the facts, the tapes, the statements, that all the Dems and the media want to pretend never happened.
Bush Lied. Nothing more than an occupy/progressive chant. Nonsense.
Remember the Bush Bros. believe Saddam tried to assassinate their Dad so it was personal for them.
Bush did have the support of Congress, the people, the Western world, and also many ME countries. And one other matter is being overlooked. The UN - Bush was going to the UN for a resolution to go into Iraq. It seems like it was twelve years and many resolutions - usually blocked by Russia (Iraq was Russia’s client state and supplied their military material and advisors. Eventually the UN did provide the resolution to invade and the coalition, led by the US did. I may be a little off, but this is a old man’s recollection which I believe to be correct.
Yea right
The Iraq war was a continuance of Desert Storm, and you know it
one more thing about Post #6 - Bush was careful to get agreement from a host of entities as I pointed out in #6. I think some of that painstaking process was to keep from being labeled a “cowboy president.”
He sure did
Very well said
I as ashamed of the number of Freepers (see Kenny500c above) who have bought the leftist party line about Bush
It tells me that there is some unfortunate born every minute who is ready to swallow what they are told over and over again
No matter if was right or not, it’s Kryptonite now, because Bush never defended it, and with Jeb running is going to be on everybodys mind
The Iraq war was a success until that arrogant pos occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave turned it into a disaster by pulling the troops out and releasing the terrorists from Gitmo
I feel the same way as you do, and I don’t believe they are not really Freepers but trolls who masquerade as Freepers
If Bush Lied, a Lot of Democrats Lied too.
Bush wasn’t even President in 1998 when Clinton started the war in Iraq.
So why don't you wait until he does before you jump prematurely to conclusions.
And so did the Useless Nations
Correct. Also 9/11 happened because of Billy Jeff
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