I do recall Colin Powell in from the U.N. making the case we knew exactly where the WMDs were located.
Then years later W. said there were no WMDs.
Posted on 02/14/2016 5:34:11 PM PST by TBP
Trump certainly sound like Obama when he was talking about George Bush. If there weren’t WMD’s how did Saddam Hussein use them? Why did we keep finding left overs for many years to come? Yes, Saddam exaggerated what he had, but there was enough WMD’s to worry about. Plus I don’t know anyone even on the liberal side that blames Bush for 9-11. That was just way off. This really could be Trump’s downfall.
Check it out:
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush argue over Iraq, 9/11 and weapons of mass destruction at Saturday night’s debate moderated by CBS News. Trump addresses comments in made in 2008 where he said he was not surprised then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t try to impeach Bush over Iraq.
“The World Trade Center came down during the reign of George Bush,†Trump said to a strong reaction from the audience. “That’s not keeping us safe.â€
“George Bush made a mistake. We can make mistakes. But that one was a beauty. We should have never been in Iraq. We have destabilized the Middle East,†Trump said.
“You call it whatever you want. I will tell you. They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction and there were none. And they knew there were none. There were no weapons of mass destruction,†Trump ripped Bush.
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Trump and some of his supporters toss around the words "lie/liar/lied" like Al Sharpton tosses around the word "racist".
The US knew they had been moved, as did many of us here who viewed sat photos of the truck convoys.
Now, any that are usable and have not been turned over by Syria are in the hands of Al Nusra or ISIS.
Trump is after the cranky populist segment. They are usually poor and stupid, so they blame the rich for their predicament. Sanders has that down to the artform, so Trump can forget about their support in the general. Can’t out-progressive the democrats.
Nothing that Oprah... er Trump says surprises me. He is just another celebrity that is full of crap.
GOOD one!
Bush and his admin did lie by misrepresenting the truth. I posted links earlier today. His chief CIA terrorism expert said so.
there were WMDs there. There are WMDs in every country.
Including I’m sure, Saudi Arabia where 80 percent of the terrorists come from.
And if the Saudi Crown had not even an inkling of what was going to happen, then i’m Caitlyn Jenner.
And if he expedites them back for a legalization amnesty, then what would you do?
I do recall Colin Powell in from the U.N. making the case we knew exactly where the WMDs were located.
Then years later W. said there were no WMDs.
Every time he says it, Trump loses another vote.
Actually he’s taking a shot at the idiots remaining in our party that want to start WW3 over Syria and say as much every other day. If that makes me a cranky populist then so be it.
“How did he keep us safe when the World Trade Center — the World — excuse me. I lost hundreds of friends. The World Trade Center came down during the reign of George Bush. He kept us safe? That is not safe. “ ~~ Donald J. Trump
George W Bush’s worst error, early on, was keeping CIA director George Tenet, Clinton appointee in place for so long. he should have named his own CIA director immediately upon assuming office. and even then through all of the fumbles and errors after nine one one he kept Tenet in place.Obama made no such mistake when he took office
Powell Blames Himself, Others For Specious Iraq WMD Claims to U.N.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in a new book said he blames himself for not trusting his instinct and making what proved to be false assertions to the United Nations about Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction, Bloomberg reported earlier this month (see GSN, Feb. 17, 2011).
Powell's high-profile February 2003 prewar presentation to the U.N. Security Council included now-discredited claims that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein had movable biological weapons facilities and was involved in a "sinister nexus" with al-Qaeda.
No evidence of active WMD production facilities or usable stockpiles have been found in Iraq following the U.S.-led March 2003 invasion.
"A failure will always be attached to me and my U.N. presentation," Powell writes in "It Worked For Me," a book that provides leadership advice. "I am mad mostly at myself for not having smelled the problem. My instincts failed me."
In his recently published book, Powell asserts "there would have been no war" in Iraq had then-President George W. Bush and his councilors understood that Hussein did not possess any functioning unconventional weapons. However, he lauded the fact that under Bush "we got rid of the horrific Hussein" government and toppled the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
The retired general also faulted U.S. intelligence officers for lacking the "courage" to alert him that he was receiving bad data on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction ahead of his U.N. appearance.
"Why did no one stand up and speak out during the intense hours we worked on the speech?” the ex-secretary said. “Some of these same analysts later wrote books claiming they were shocked that I have relied on such deeply flawed evidence."
Powell said he relied on the CIA to help develop his U.N. presentation but that he was not aware at the time that "much of the evidence was wrong" (Capaccio/Tiron, Bloomberg, May 4)
Was it a false pretense? Yes.
Was it a purposeful lie by the Bush Administration? Don't know.
Is it the Bush Legacy? Yes.
* The whole Bush Cabinet was delayed by the 33 days from Hell and other subterfuge.
* Condi Rice sent a report to go after Bin Laden to POTUS ( IMMIC ) on 9-10, gee would have gotten out earlier if she wasn't delayed.
* Lets not talk about the "Gorelick Wall" that was imposed under Billy-Boy that nixed the FBI talking to the CIA about rubes like the 19 Hijackers.
* Oh Mr Trump you forgot about the 300 Metric Tons of yellow cake that went from Iraq to Canada ( Cameco ) circa Oct 08' to be re-processed.
* We are also forgetting the NYT story was it last summer that yes we found WMD's and that ship dit Rove nixed even talking about it...
Is it me or is this guy not ready for prime time...
And you believe this?
Its findings were endorsed by all eight committee Democrats and two Republicans, Senators Olympia Snowe of Maine and Chuck Hagel of Nebraska."
Do you remember that the UN IAEA was on the ground is Iraq and Bush would not let them finish their inspection? I do. There were over 30inspectors!!and they had found NOTHING!! Because there was nothing ( we absolutly know that now). But bush just bombed away— 4,900 dead young AMERICAN men. 39,000 wounded AMERICANS — Zip— No WMD ZERO!! Not one. Lie!! Worthless. We all know that is why obama won the white house!! You idiots!
You can keep posting these garbage online polls on every thread, but doesn’t change the fact that Trump is a deceitful a-hole of the first order. Are you paid Trumpster or just an ignorant, low-info Trumpster or both?
To use talking points from the far left of the Democratice party - even mainstream Democrats never blamed Bush for 9-11 - is purely evil. I truly hope he gets his due from the Almighty.
With the idiot Trump, not only are we going to lose the Presidency, we can kiss away the Supreme Court. Not that any of this will matter to the Cult of Trump.
The silver lining is that after SC, we should be down to 2 or 3 candidates and we can finally send the entertainer packing.
p.s. Trumpsters, keep your vitriol to yourselves. I will dont read your garbage responses and will most certainly not response. You guys are cultists and nothing any sane human can say will convince you otherwise.
Yes, I believe it.
Colin Powell Rips CIA Over Sham WMD Source
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/colin-powell-iraq-wmd/2011/02/16/id/386373/
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is demanding answers from the CIA and Pentagon after an Iraqi defector stepped forward to admit that he fabricated claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction in advance of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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