Posted on 07/11/2003 4:34:11 PM PDT by Brian S
According to CNN, I know I wouldn't use or quote CNN, but since that's the news source of record for liberals, lets use their own.
According to this article Senate approves Iraq war resolution The vote was taken back in 2002, October 11th. "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a major victory for the White House, the Senate early Friday voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions. " "While the outcome of the vote was never in doubt, its passage followed several days of spirited debate in which a small but vocal group of lawmakers charged the resolution was too broad and premature. "
I believe Bush's State of the Union address was Jan 2003. My question is was there anybody except Bob Graham checking out the classified intelligence before they voted?
Oh I can't wait to see this
Yes, our Congress.
Right after Brit's show today (with Tony subbing) Brian Wilson reported at the top of the next hour about this ongoing saga of the President's SOTU speech and the uproar. Then Wilson said (paraphrased) "Next week Tony Blair will stand where the president delivered that speech and address a joint session of Congress". Well, I thought this was a big deal! I didn't see it on FR but found an ABC article (at my post you saw) that mentions it, but only in passing.
Just now I saw a thread about Blair's party not wanting him to come to the U.S. next week where he's supposed to be award the Congressional Gold Medal. The Labour Party doesn't want him to accept it. The article said no ceremony was planned. Now, this got me thinking that Brian Wilson and the ABC information about Blair addressing a joint session was wrong, so I just did another search.
Straight from 10 Downing Street
The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman announced today that the Prime Minister, accompanied by Mrs Blair, will visit the United States and the Far East from 17 until 24 July.
He will visit Washington first where he will address a joint meeting of Congress and have talks with President Bush.
I said it before the war, and I'll say it again:
God bless Jack Straw.
Straw defends UK dossier uranium claims
Excerpt (last sentence of letter/article):
"You will be aware of the recent discovery of technical documentation and centrifuge parts - necessary for the enrichment of uranium - buried at the home of an Iraqi nuclear scientist in Baghdad."
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