Posted on 02/15/2016 5:04:03 AM PST by MarvinStinson
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." President Clinton , Feb. 4, 1998.
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." President Clinton , Feb. 17, 1998.
"Iraq is a long way from [here], 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 ." Madeline Albright , Feb 18, 1998.
" He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983 ." Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." Madeline Albright , Clinton Secretary of State, 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." Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, 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 mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them." Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.
"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." Al Gore , Sept. 23, 2002.
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." Al Gore , Sept. 23, 2002.
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeing and developing weapons of mass destruction." Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.
"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." Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.
"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 . We also should remember we have always s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction." Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do." Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. "[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ... Sen. John F. Kerry (D, M
Absolutely! You're right on the money!
Absolutely right again!
But everything there seems to me to be valid, at least in that short excerpt. Didn’t really read much past that.
Code Pink praises Donald Trump after debate
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/269472-code-pink-praises-donald-trump ^
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is being praised by Code Pink, a group that has protested the Iraq War.
Trump garnered support from Code Pink during the GOP debate Saturday night when he called the Iraq War a mistake and accused the George W. Bush administration of lying before the invasion.
That was when the Russians began seriously strategizing about their long-term plans for the region, a part of which we see materializing today.
And because of Bush I, his son had to do Gulf War II
Yes, B1 should have completed the job and removed Saddam. Perhaps they felt at the time it would have been better in terms of stability to leave him in power.
Should have never gone there in the first place. So what if Saddam took Kuwait, what's so great about Kuwait, just another backward Arab Muslim country.
Quit confusing us with the truth!
He was also not as conservative as I had hoped.
That being said, I think Trump should never have gone with the Bush lied meme of the left, it was not necessary, helpful, or good in the slightest of ways.
There are lots of other ways for Trump to disengage from the Bush policies that have unwittingly been so destructive, I just think he shouldn't have taken democrat lies and talking points as the way to do that.
It is possible that Trump was not using leftist talking points. It is entirely possible that he actually thinks that.
He really did pursue Obama’s birth certificate. I think he really does consider Cruz ineligible. And to think Bush lied to get us into a war is not beyond the realm of a credible conspiracy theory.
Well done!
Tanks.
:)
If that's so, it diminishes his credibility for me. It's not a credible conspiracy theory, not one bit.
Now, he may have made a political calculation to separate the GOP from the Bush family, but like I say, there are far better ways to do so.
It's okay he can say it was a mistake, it's fine to say we shouldn't have done it, but crossing over and saying he lied is so unnecessary, and so tawdry, and yes, so wrong. It's really not defensible.
If you’re listening to Hannity’s radio show, at least on the east coast, not sure where and when his show airs, he’s about to talk about that NY Times article I linked to on this thread, regarding WMDs in Iraq. Pretty sure he got it from here. Not 100%, but almost, IMHO.
It’s not really unusual. Pat Buchanen believed the same thing.
http://buchanan.org/blog/how-republics-perish-124781
I just read the article you linked. I don’t see where he says that (let alone proves that). Is this the wrong article?
Sure, they painted Saddam as a bad guy, but it's not like he wasn't. But that doesn't mean that Bush lied us into the war, nor that Trump was right to say what he said the other night.
What you are forgetting is that every single intelligence agency in the world that thought Saddam had those weapons, heck he used them on Iran and the Kurds. What you are forgetting is the intelligence W based it all on was developed by the CIA and cited by Clinton in the late nineties as a reason to go to war with Iraq.
I'm sorry, I'm not going the way of the Cruzers, Trump was more than wrong to say what he said. He should have held a line in a much better place, and now he just made himself look a bit looney.
Just my opinion, but this one thing he said is neither true, nor right.
To lay the blame entirely on W was wrong. There were better ways to divorce the GOP from the Bush family.
Pat also thought he played fast and loose with the facts. That, too, is in that article. It was not a unique perspective.
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