Posted on 11/27/2005 10:21:44 PM PST by ncountylee
As critics of the war in Iraq dig deeper and deeper into the war's origins, the extent of the sinister neo-con conspiracy that tricked this country and its allies into invading Iraq grows ever wider.
Remember all that scare talk about those elusive weapons of mass destruction that Saddam Hussein was supposed to be developing? Gentle Reader might be surprised at some of those who spread it:
"We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." — President Bill Clinton on Feb. 17, 1998.
"(Saddam Hussein) will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has 10 times since 1983." — Sandy Berger, the national security adviser to President Clinton, on Feb. 18, 1998.
"(Saddam Hussein) has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." — Madeleine Albright, secretary of state in the Clinton administration, on 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." — Sen. Bob Graham of Florida, among others, in a letter to President George W. Bush, on 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 mandates of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." — Sen. Carl Levin
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There are no lies, only liars who tell them.
Or something like that....
As much as I enjoy reading Paul Greenberg, he's got this part wrong.
The war did end in victory, Saddam is defeated and in the dock, and there's a new free Iraq.
And the damn dems can't stand that, they want it undone.
Precisely! We must stop letting the libs and the media frame the debate.
The war is over and won, Saddam is toppled, his psycho sons are dead, elections have been held, another election coming up, Iraqis optimistic, free press active, insurgents and Zarqawi unable to stop any of the progress, only able to perpetrate random murder.
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