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War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
- John Stuart Mill

Those that say that the actions of the Commander in Chief are just and right may be correct. However, fact and circumstance of the actions of our President provide a correlation that cannot be ignored. Do not be swayed by the opinions of others. Seek the truth. Actions speak louder than words. Knowing how one has acted can tell you volumes more than anything they will say to you.

Here are the facts linked to the indisputable spectrum of time. Decide for yourself the intention and motivation behind the action. No claims are made here.

Before you are the facts as understood at this time. Please contact me if any of the information presented is disputed or inaccurate. I only seek to present the truth.

Below a table is presented. Three columns provide detailed data. A row represents a moment in time, a specific day. A Willie's Wiggles is the day during which information about a Clinton scandal was disclosed. Wag the Willie states the foreign policy action taken by the United States government.

These are the facts: don't listen to the fiction. Use your mind don't be blind.

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November 1996
Day before the election 5th, The Presidential Elections - Bill Clinton wins despite a late rally and a final grueling 96-hour campaign tour by Robert Dole. 4th, Two U.S. F-16 pilots fire missiles at Iraqi radar sites near the 32nd parallel in the southern no-fly zone.

Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998 Lewinsky Scandal Breaks

January 26, 1998 Denies ever having any relationship with that woman, Monica Lewinsky Clinton intensifies U.S. pressure on Iraq to open all sites, warning Saddam Hussein not to ``defy the will of the world.''

February 23, 1998 Annan and Iraq sign a deal allowing full access to
suspected Iraqi weapon sites. New conditions are added to where UNSCOM can go.

June 30, 1998 Tripp first testifies before the grand jury.
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright ordered Mr. Clinton’s deposition in the Paula Jones case to be made public. F-16 fighter fires a missile at an Iraqi surface-to-air missile battery in southern Iraq after Iraqi radar locks on four British patrol planes. Iraq denies any aggression. The first time since jets did so in November 1996.

August 5, 1998 Iraq announces it's cutting ties with weapons inspectors, saying it sees no move toward lifting sanctions. It leaves long-term monitoring in place.

August 6, 1998 Lewinsky Testifies Before Starr Grand Jury

August 17, 1998 President Clinton's admission of an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky

August 20, 1998 Monica Lewinsky testified before the federal grand jury and described how the president had encouraged her to continue denying the relationship and to submit a false affidavit.
NYT breaks story about Gore's fund-raising memo. Clinton ordered the attack on “terrorist facilities” in Sudan and Afghanistan.

August 26, 1998 Starr report to allege Clinton power abuse Scott Ritter quits UNSCOM
Sudan indicts Clinton as a war criminal

September 21, 1998 Starr Delivers Report to Hill
Monday,
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998 Tripp-Lewinsky Phone Tapes Released

Saturday, Oct. 31 Iraq suspends all cooperation with U.N. weapons inspectors. The United States and Britain warn Iraq of potential military action to force cooperation.

November 13, 1998 Clinton settled the lawsuit with Ms. Jones by paying her $850,000
Judge Starr delivered to Congress an additional 4 boxes of evidence against Clinton

Saturday, Nov. 14, 8 a.m. Clinton orders a massive strike against Iraq

Sunday, Nov. 15, 3:00 a.m. Clinton calls strike off.

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998 Impeachment Hearings Begin
Starr to testify

Friday, Dec. 11, 1998 The Committee Votes

December 13, 1998 President Clinton issued a highly classified order to the Pentagon on Sunday morning that began a 72-hour countdown to the air assault on Iraq.

December 15, 1998 CLINTON TOLD ON AIR FORCE ONE THAT HE CURRENTLY DOES
NOT HAVE THE VOTES TO DEFEAT IMPEACHMENT IN THE HOUSE. Clinton makes final decision to undertake military action after he had holds a discussion aboard Air Force One [Tuesday] with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and a half-dozen members of Congress who traveled with them to the Middle East."

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1998 Impeachment Eve President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair order ``a strong, sustained series of air strikes'' to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs.

Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998 2:21 PM ET Clinton Impeached on 2 out of the 4 articles. Pentagon To Recommend End Of Iraq Strikes - Officials 5.38 p.m. ET

January 14, 1999 Trial begins in Senate Iraq is bombed through out the trial

March 23, 1999 Nato begins the Kosovo Crisis Two days later the Cox Report was to be released. Its release is suddenly delayed.

Costs Associated with US Military Engagements

Cost of Gulf War to US $7.4 billion
Iraqi Build up 91-11/98 $7 billion
Desert Fox $1 billion
Bosnia $9 billion
Kosovo $13 billion
Cost of Cruise Missile $1 Million aprox.
Aug 20 100 Missiles
Dec 16 400 Missiles

Costs Associated with Starr Investigation

Lewinsky Investigation $4.8 million
Starr Investigation $40 million

I think bringing up Clinton is a mistake. It reeks of animosity and finger pointing. Reps should go for the high ground here. The war was just and moral. Does anyone want to reinstall Saddam. The mid east peace process, flawed though it is, is a result of the war.

If you want to point to a democratic President who played games with the truth to get America invoved in a war, point to FDR. And i don't mean the Pearl Harbor stuff. FDR had the USA involved in a naval war against Hitler as early as May 1941. He deliberately placed the old battleships Texas and Arkansas on locations that could bring them into conflict with Bismarck. American pilots flew the PBYs that relocated Bismarck, and a USCGC,the Modoc, directed Royal Navy swordfish aircraft toward Bismarck. In Sept 41 a US DD, the Greer,tracked a U boat and reported its poition to an RAF bomber which depth charged the sub. The sub fired two torps at the Greer which attacked with depth charges. FDR cried piracy and issued a shoot on sight order to the USN.American shipsprotected convoys to England as far as Iceland. FDR deceived the American people, tried to maneuver Hitler to attack American ships and lied about it.Pretty dramatic stuff. From the vantage point of 62 years later he was right and the American people were wrong about the danger facing the world from Hitler and Nazism. Hitler had no plans to invade America that anyone can find. He tried to avoid an incident, much to the dismay of his admirals, Raeder, Doenitz, and Lutjens. Did that make FDR a renegade president who should have been impeached? Not for his actions from spring to fall 41. He was right! So is George Bush!! That's the argument we must make!!!