If the Bush Admin. Lied About WMD, So Did These People

Right Wing News ^ | 6/11/03 | John Hawkins

[Political Numbers Guy]

If The Bush Administration Lied About WMD, So Did These People: Since we haven't found WMD in Iraq yet, a lot of the anti-war/anti-Bush crowd is claiming that the Bush administration lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. The story being floated now is that Saddam had no WMD (or almost none) and that the Bush administration lied about the WMD threat.

Well, if the Bush administration lied, there sure are a lot of Democrats who told the same lies since the inspectors pulled out of Iraq in 1998. Here are just a few examples of what I'm talking about...

"[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." -- From a letter signed by Joe Lieberman, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Milulski, Tom Daschle, & John Kerry among others on October 9, 1998

"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed." -- Madeline Albright, 1998

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained 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 capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability." -- Robert Byrd, October 2002

"What is at stake is how to answer the potential threat Iraq represents with the risk of proliferation of WMD. Baghdad's regime did use such weapons in the past. Today, a number of evidences may lead to think that, over the past four years, in the absence of international inspectors, this country has continued armament programs." -- Jacques Chirac, October 16, 2002

"The community of nations may see more and more of 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. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow." -- Bill Clinton in 1998

"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, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. 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. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security." -- Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002

"I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out." -- Clinton's Secretary of Defense William Cohen in April of 2003

"Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people." -- Tom Daschle in 1998

"I share the administration's goals in dealing with Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction." -- Dick Gephardt in September of 2002

"Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." -- Al Gore, 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." -- Bob Graham, December 2002

"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." -- Ted Kennedy, September 27, 2002

"As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. 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." -- Nancy Pelosi, December 16, 1998

"Even today, Iraq is not nearly disarmed. Based on highly credible intelligence, UNSCOM [the U.N. weapons inspectors] suspects that Iraq still has biological agents like anthrax, botulinum toxin, and clostridium perfringens in sufficient quantity to fill several dozen bombs and ballistic missile warheads, as well as the means to continue manufacturing these deadly agents. Iraq probably retains several tons of the highly toxic VX substance, as well as sarin nerve gas and mustard gas. This agent is stored in artillery shells, bombs, and ballistic missile warheads. And Iraq retains significant dual-use industrial infrastructure that can be used to rapidly reconstitute large-scale chemical weapons production." -- Ex-Un Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter in 1998

John Hawkins | 11:17 AM | Comments (31) | TrackBack (7)

[Political Numbers Guy]

A nice, concise summary of quotes from all the Democrats who were sure that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction.

[gathersnomoss]

Thank you for the compilation. This is a keeper. Fox Alert!

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Conservatives are once more suckered by the "sex". We should be using the Clinton-show to explain the real Clinton legacy: their threat to our national security.

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[IYAS9YAS]

bump for later

[Mark17]

BTTT

[Almondjoy]

Which leads to another question.. if all of the saw the same intellegence.. and all believed it. Was the CIA and DIA full of crap?

[Almondjoy]

As an add on to the last post. Did it become harder for the CIA and DIA to estimate the weapons of mass destruction? Was Iraq able to hide the facts better in 2003 then back in 1998? Was funding of CIA and DIA a problem? You could go a million different directions with this. But a quote from Democrats in 1998 has no bearing on 2003. Now Hillary and Bill and other leading Democrats saying that intellengce still shows they have them in 2002-2003 does and that all leads to the questions above.

[Sunshine Sister]

Hehehehehehe..........they can't hide any more!

[finnman69]

ALSO POSTED HERE

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927069/posts

[timydnuc]

Of course this recent attack on the President is bovine excrement, but it's pretty much all they got right now. The economy is charging to a real rebound and the war on terror is going as well as can be expected, so the RATS are losing it. They are throwing sh!t against the wall to see if it sticks. The only trouble with that is that sh!t only sticks on that wall if it's fresh, smelly and soft (that's not my opinion folks, it's the laws of physics). That means that you will always, always get some on yourself.

[alfa6]

Bump for later find.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[weikel]

The Bush admin didn't lie, plenty of highly radioactive material found around Iraq.

[eleni121]

Thanks for the excellent summary!

[MizSterious]

FYI

[BabsC]

And chemicals in the river?

[linn37]

bttt

[Fpimentel]

BUMP

[FairOpinion]

Here is another article about the same topic & a recent Gephardt quote, that everyone knew Iraq had WMD.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/927241/posts

[MonroeDNA]

Outstanding!

Big bump!

[weikel]

Didn't know about that. Surely the Bush crime family had them dumped there( sarcasm).