"IMMINENT" --- here are the exact words used by President Bush

whitehouse.gov | Jan 28, 2003 | Bush and speechwriters

[doug from upland]

At at time where the survival of our nation is dependent upon stopping the Islamist threat to our way of life, I am sicked at the spectacle that is the DemocRATic Party. Ted "Lifeguard" Kennedy said on the Sean Hannity Show that "we were told we would find nuclear weapons." That is bunk. The president never said that.

Other RATS have claimed that President Bush said the threat of attack with WMDs was imminent. No, he didn't say that either.

It is sometimes helpful to use a person's exact words. We have those words. Remember these words. Send them to you local newspaper and get them on talk radio.

"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option."

[PISANO]

In the LOOKING GLASS world that is the WONDERLAND of democrats, WORDS mean whatever THEY want them to, Up is Down, Black is White. It matters NOT what is REALLY SAID but rather what DEMOCRATS say was said!!

[Cacophonous]

What is Clintonian is the warped justification. Instead of saying, forthrightly, truthfully, that Saddam and Iraq were imminent threats that had to be elimination, the President and GOP now have to go to great pains to show that Iraq was not an imminent threat. Even though Saddam as/was pursuing WMD, butchers his people like Hitler, invades his neighbors, etc.

The President and GOP, in order to defend the Powell Doctrine of pre-emption, have to convince his detractors that Saddam and Iraq were not immminent threats.

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

The year appears to be off by a bit. LOL

[Cacophonous]

Was a dictator that housed and funded terrorists and terrorism, pursued WMD, butchered and gassed his own people, invaded his neighbors and was a sworn enemy of the US an imminent threat?

[doug from upland]

Doh. Where have the 10 years gone??? I asked Admin Mod to change it.

[Capt. Tom]

It is from the 2003 State of the Union address. The paragraph is about 2/3 of the way down. -Tom

read the speech here IF my html attempt doesnt work try http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030128-22.html

[God defeats Darwin]

Can anyone post full text of that address?

[MizSterious]

Tony Snow reminded Rockefeller of this fact by playing the tape of the speech, and reading from the transcript (in case he didn't "get" it), and was relegated to radio duty immediately thereafter. I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but it's disturbing that when someone in the media finally does their job correctly, they're removed from the job one way or the other. We need journalists who will do as Snow did, and hold liars' feet to the fire when they tell their whoppers. I don't have any faith that Chris Wallace will be any different from most other network hacks. What a loss, Snow replaced by Wallace.

[Matchett-PI]

"But the critics are putting words in his mouth that he didn't say.."

They can run, but they can't hide.

In actual FACT, it was Jay Rockefeller, himself who said those words:

"There's been some debate over how imminent a threat Iraq poses. I do believe Iraq poses an imminent threat.

..It is in the nature of these weapons and the way they are targeted against civilian populations, the documented capability and demonstrated intent may be the only warning we get.

"To insist on further evidence could put some of our fellow Americans at risk. Can we afford to take that chance? We cannot."

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Speech on Iraq CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENATE -- Thursday, October 10, 2002 Full speech here: http://www.thiefsden.net/archives/000073.html

[doug from upland]

Just released, a CIA bombshell --- FUNDED BY HUSSEIN!

CIA Bombshell: Saddam Financed Lead 9/11 Hijacker
NewsMax ^ | 11/15/03 | Limbacher

Posted on 11/15/2003 7:58 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection

In a startling about face for U.S. intelligence officials, a bombshell memo released by the CIA on Saturday draws a direct link between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks, citing evidence that Iraqi intelligence bankrolled lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta in the months leading up to the worst terrorist attack ever on U.S. soil.

The previously secret 16 page memo, released by the Senate Intelligence Committee Saturday morning, says Atta met at least three times in Prague with Iraqi intelligence agent Ahmed al Ani prior to the 9/11 attacks.

In a staggering revelation that offers an overwhelming and compelling justification for the U.S. attack on Iraq, the CIA memo says that, during one of these meetings, al Ani "ordered the [Iraqi Intelligence Service] finance officer to issue Atta funds from IIS financial holdings in the Prague office."

More . . .

[Cacophonous]

Then instead of trying to convince Rockefeller that Iraq did not pose an imminent threat, wouldn't it have been better to say, "Yeah, Jay, he was an imminent threat. I'm glad we agree. We took him out. Thanks for the support."

[StriperSniper]

they full subscribe to the Joseph Goebels idea of telling a lie often enough to have the people accept it as fact.

And I think it was Schumer making that same charge against the GOP during the 39 hour talkfest, classic projection.

[doug from upland]

The RATS are really in a trap. I wonder if the stupid, nitwit, lightweight, no gravitas, drunken frat boy set up the elitist geniuses.

[hflynn]

I get so frustrated with the GOP's ability to constantly shoot itself in the foot.

Well just thank your lucky stars your not a Democrat. The've already blown away everything below their knees.

[doug from upland]

Great quotes. I think I will use them on talk radio. Perhaps attack Bush by saying, look, these are his words. He lied. He lied. Whoops. I guess I made a mistake. These are the words of Jay Rockefeller. Never mind.

[Cacophonous]

I'm not a Republican either. But I wish they would quit eating their own brains so I could become one.

[hflynn]

Holy Libertarians! Back to the Batcave Robin.

[Cacophonous]

I'll try this again, with family-friendly language:

Regarding the memo, it's nice to see the intelligence community earning its keep. Back in the day, we would have had pictures of Saddam...a big grit-eating grin on his face and his arms around a big ol' missile with the chem and nuke symbols and "Death to USA" in English on it. Before the war.

[Mr. Mojo]

But the critics are putting words in his mouth that he didn't say and then lying about him.

Instead of acting like a punching bag, it would be nice if the President stood up for himself by publicly reiterating what he actually did say and decouncing these Rats who are intent on twisting his words for what they actual are -- unabashed liars.