Statement of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV - On the Iraq Resolution - October 10, 2002

Senate of the United States archives ^ | October 10, 2002 | Senator John D. Rockefeller IV

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks to eyespysomething for the link to this!

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And a later statement:

Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV: Bush Set on Going to War

Also just for the record:

Remarks of Senator John Kerry on Iraq

The above from Institute for Public Accuracy ^ | October 09, 2002 | John Kerry

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AND>>>>>>>>

We also have to acknowledge that any military operations against Saddam Hussein pose potential risks to our own homeland, too. Saddam’s government has contact with many international terrorist organizations that likely have cells here in the United States.

Now just what did he mean by that>>>>>????

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And link back :

PRESIDENT CLINTON VIDEO, December 16, 1998 Sadaam has nuclear arms, poison gas/bio weapons.

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AND>>>>>>>>>>

As the attacks of September 11 demonstrated, the immense destructiveness of modern technology means we can no longer afford to wait around for a smoking gun. September 11 demonstrated that the fact that an attack on our homeland has not yet occurred cannot give us any false sense of security that one will not occur in the future. We no longer have that luxury.

>>>>>>>>>>>Rockefeller's WORDS!!!!!!!!

[Maria S]

I'm not sure why Bush et al aren't hitting back harder with this kind of stuff...I can only hope they're planning some kind of campaign ads that will reflect the consensus of the congress before Iraq.

[evad]

There is no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein is a despicable dictator, a war criminal, a regional menace, and a real and growing threat to the United States.

Well, having listened to this flip flopping RAT yesterday, there is no doubt in my mind that John D. Rockefeller IV is a despicable, double speaking, seditious RAT menace of the first order and a real and growing threat to the security of the United States of America.

[jigsaw]

Bingo!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

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Nicely said!

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He's a Poker Player!

[blackie]

How soon they forget!

The Rats are disarray ~ eradicate the rodents!
Fire democrats ~ hire Republicans!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[annyokie]

Ping!

[FairOpinion]

"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. And that may happen sooner if he can obtain access to enriched uranium from foreign sources -- something that is not that difficult in the current world. We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.

But this isn’t just a future threat. Saddam’s existing biological and chemical weapons capabilities pose a very real threat to America, now. Saddam has used chemical weapons before, both against Iraq’s enemies and against his own people. He is working to develop delivery systems like missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles that could bring these deadly weapons against U.S. forces and U.S. facilities in the Middle East.

There has been some debate over how "imminent" a threat Iraq poses. I do believe that Iraq poses an imminent threat, but I also believe that after September 11, that question is increasingly outdated. It is in the nature of these weapons, and the way they are targeted against civilian populations, that 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!"

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Excellent find!

I think Republicans should be airing these clips on TV, at a rate of at least 2 per hour from the various Democrats, until the Dems will finally shut up.

[FairOpinion]

KERRY: "The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War. It has been with us for the last four years - since Saddam Hussein kicked out U.N. weapons inspectors at the end of 1998. And frankly, after Operation Desert Fox failed to force Iraq to readmit inspectors, the United States - and the international community - erred in failing to find effective ways to compel Iraqi compliance, thus giving Saddam Hussein a free hand for four years to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction programs and allowing the world to lose focus on the threat of proliferation. "

I have said publicly for years that weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein pose a real and grave threat to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. Saddam Hussein's record bears this out. He has continually failed to meet the obligations imposed by the international community on Iraq at the end of the Persian Gulf War to declare and destroy its weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems and to forego the development of nuclear weapons. During the seven years of weapons inspections, the Iraqi regime repeatedly frustrated the work of the UNSCOM (UN Special Commission) inspectors, culminating in 1998 in their ouster. Even during the period of inspections, Iraq never fully accounted for major gaps and inconsistencies in declarations provided to the inspectors of its pre-Gulf War WMD programs nor did the Iraqi regime provide credible proof that it had completely destroyed its weapons stockpiles and production infrastructure.

Saddam Hussein's quest for nuclear weapons and his proven willingness to use weapons of mass destruction underline the very serious threat that the Iraqi regime could pose to the United States and others in the international community if left unchecked.

Mr. President, 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 and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. "

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Thanks for posting the link to Kerry's statement too.

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I just built this set of links:

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Some serious reading:

PRESIDENT CLINTON VIDEO, December 16, 1998 Sadaam has nuclear arms, poison gas/bio weapons.

Statement of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV - On the Iraq Resolution - October 10, 2002

Remarks of Senator John Kerry on Iraq | October 09, 2002 |

Larry Elder: Were we misled? (about Iraq's WMD)

[FairOpinion]

Excellent!

Keep it up -- I am sure we will need to have such references handy many times between now and the election.

[FairOpinion]

And here is the transcript of the Clinton speech of Dec. 16, 1998:

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/16/transcripts/clinton.html

And another Clinton speech from the following day ( a different speech):

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/17/impeachment/transcript.html

And an even better Clinton speech is the one from February 17, 1998:

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/02/17/transcripts/clinton.iraq/

"It (Iraq/Saddam) admitted, among other things, an offensive biological warfare capability notably 5,000 gallons of botulinum, which causes botulism; 2,000 gallons of anthrax; 25 biological-filled Scud warheads; and 157 aerial bombs.

And I might say UNSCOM inspectors believe that Iraq has actually greatly understated its production.

Now, let's imagine the future. What if he fails to comply, and we fail to act, or we take some ambiguous third route which gives him yet more opportunities to develop this program of weapons of mass destruction and continue to press for the release of the sanctions and continue to ignore the solemn commitments that he made?

Well, he will conclude that the international community has lost its will. He will then conclude that he can go right on and do more to rebuild an arsenal of devastating destruction.

And some day, some way, I guarantee you, he'll use the arsenal. And I think every one of you who's really worked on this for any length of time believes that, too.

In the next century, the community of nations may see more and more the very kind of threat Iraq poses now a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction ready to use them or provide them to terrorists, drug traffickers or organized criminals who travel the world among us unnoticed.

If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow by the knowledge that they can act with impunity, even in the face of a clear message from the United Nations Security Council and clear evidence of a weapons of mass destruction program. "

[SierraWasp]

"The global community -- in the form of the United Nations -- has declared repeatedly, through multiple resolutions, that the frightening prospect of a nuclear-armed Saddam cannot come to pass. But the U.N. has been unable to enforce those resolutions. We must eliminate that threat now, before it is too late."

Here's my favorite. What? Is he renouncing all these words now, like Kerry and Clinton?

Last night on the McLaughlin Group on PBS, Eleanor Clift said Clinton's words were different since he was only trying to cause the Iraqies to overthrow Saddam on their own, without an invasion by us!!! (groan) Patrick J. Buchannan was even joining in on the Bush "beating!"

All these "Monday Morning Quarterbacks Fools" are truly enough to gag a maggot!!! (and it ain't just Dems)

President Bush is being victimized by his own success by these creeps!!!

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He is holding his fire till he sees the whites of their eyes!!!!