Hillary: Bush Stonewalling on WMD Questions

Newsmax ^ | 7/18/03 | Staff

[CFC__VRWC]

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the White House has "not been forthcoming" in its responses to questions about the U.S.'s pre-war intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction program.

Calling the WMD questions a matter of "life or death," Mrs. Clinton told WLIE's David Weiss and Amanda Clarke, "I don't believe that the administration is very forthcoming, which I don't understand."

"I have to say that this is a matter of life or death," she insisted, before cautioning that she wasn't accusing the president of knowingly using forged documents detailing Iraq's efforts to obtain uranium from Niger.

"I know enough about how intelligence works that nobody believes that the president, you know, called up somebody in Africa and said, you know, 'Hey, forge some documents and send 'em over here,'" the top Democrat explained.

But Clinton insisted, "The fact is that we've got to figure out first whether our intelligence was accurate."

The former first lady said that while much of what President Bush had asserted regarding Saddam's WMD program was "consistent with [findings by] the Clinton administration," she contended that questions remain about the president's handling of the information.

Those questions include "was [the intelligence] manipulated, was it overstated, was the Congress and the public misled?" she told WLIE.

[CFC__VRWC]

Well, at least the outlet that the Beast spewed to (WLIE) is appropriately named.

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When Clinton was asked what he thought of foreign affairs he replied, "I don't know, I never had one." (As usual, he lied)

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It's amazing, considering her stubby cankles, that she can continous straddle any fence.

[Howlin]

I'm always surprised that God doesn't strike the Clintons dead when they make these kinds of hypocritical statements.

I'm sure he has his reasons.

[Numbers Guy]

It's amazing, considering her stubby cankles, that she can continous straddle any fence.

She is playing this smarter than most of the prominent Dems. She knows full well that it's likely that some evidence of WMDs will be found, so she doesn't want to be on the wrong side of that issue. She plays to her base by questioning Bush but doesn't question too much and puts in enough caveats so she has political cover if the other shoe drops.

Bubba always had pretty good political sense, this sounds like something she did on his advice.

[CGVet58]

gasp!!! just noticed the radio station tagline she was on...

W LIE !!!

What are the odds on that??!~!!

[justanotherfreeper]

Well, Hillary, when it comes to stonewalling Bush learned everything he knows from you.

[xzins]

Methinks this should be read in another way.

Hillary is concerned about "forthcoming." As the master of withholding crucial information until it was politically useful, she's very, very concerned about what information is contained in the huge trove of documents captured in Iraq, in the interview of captured high officials, and in the evaluations of sites and equipment uncovered.

She's in the dark and is very afraid of taking a position and then getting hammered with information that makes Bush like a prophet and Blair like a genius.

[CFC__VRWC]

W LIE !!!

I liked that one myself (heh heh heh).

[Darksheare]

Hillary, still stonewalling on Vicne Foster, Whitewater, Filegate, Travelgate, etc.etc..etc...

Anyone remember Sununu using military aircraft as his personal taxi service, and getting slammed for it?
Funny, Hillary did the same thing when her rapist traitor husband was in office and no-one dares raise a hand to her.

[Thane_Banquo]

Of course, we know her and her darling hubby never stonewalled anything their lives.

Even assuming Bush is stonewalling (which he isn't), "Let he who is without sin..."

[Publius6961]

You mean "I can't recall" doesn't work any more?

Worked for her and the First Rapist over a thousand times!

[laweeks]

"Well, at least the outlet that the Beast spewed to (WLIE) is appropriately named."

I understand that KRAP will carry Hildabeat's comments west of the Mississippi. What a waste of a human being!

[princess leah]

I thought one of HIllary's ancestors' was named "Stonewall Rodham" (of course he was named that while riding his horse smack into a wall while being completed stone drunk)

[finnman69]

"I know enough about how intelligence works that nobody believes that the president, you know, called up somebody in Africa and said, you know, 'Hey, forge some documents and send 'em over here,'" the top Democrat explained.

Clearly Hillary is not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.

[Darksheare]

Well.. that would explain her heinioussness' inherited cross eyes and crooked teeth.

[CFC__VRWC]

This passage in particular stood out to me -

"I know enough about how intelligence works that nobody believes that the president, you know, called up somebody in Africa and said, you know, 'Hey, forge some documents and send 'em over here,'" the top Democrat explained.

Talk about a sleazy way to run that particular idea (Bush ordering forged documents) up the flagpole without being the one to get tagged with saying it (in case it backfires -"Oh I didn't say THAT!!").

And then of course there's that "you know" - the "smartest woman in the world" once again talking like a teenager.

[upchuck]

"I know enough about how intelligence works that nobody believes that the president, you know, called up somebody in Africa and said, you know, 'Hey, forge some documents and send 'em over here,'" the top Democrat explained.

Wow, two "you knows" in one sound bite. Ya know what they say, the more "you knows," the deeper the lie.

And since when is the junior sinator from NY considered a top RAT?

[TomGuy]

This from the lady who couldn't find the lawfirm billing records for 2 years, even though they were on the dining table in the WH residence and she passed by them every day.

[Neets]

Someone commented the other day on one of these threads that we hadn't heard from Thunderthighs or her criminal husband regarding any of this...

well here is this nice tid bit.

I'd also like to note that earlier in the week there was an article posted where she announced she wants an "investigation" into those 16 words...

I fear the broad just might get what she is asking for....hahahahahah.