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Senator Dick Durbin Dec 17, 1998 Don't Question Press Clinton's Attack on Iraq, Need Unity
Senator Dick Durbin ^ | July 24, 2003 | the eagle has landed

Posted on 07/24/2003 10:36:44 AM PDT by TheEaglehasLanded

UNITED STATES SENATOR ILLINOIS DICK DURBIN P R E S S R E L E A S E

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For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Merz (202) 224-7028 December 17, 1998

DURBIN STATEMENT ON MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ I fully support President Clinton and our national security team's decision to take swift action against Saddam Hussein.

The attack against this dictator should come as no surprise.

The record clearly shows that he has harassed American and United Nations inspectors, ordered the destruction of important documents in anticipation of inspections and hampered the ability of inspectors to carry out their mission. His defiant protection of his weapons of mass destruction cannot go unanswered.

The mission has bipartisan support, including U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee; U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN); and U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-VA), incoming Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

I call on those who question the motives of the president and his national security advisors to join with the rest of America in presenting a united front to our enemies abroad.

The men and women who are risking their lives in defense of our national and global security deserve nothing less.

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Here is the link if you doubt the authenticity http://www.senate.gov/~durbin/PressReleases/981217b.htm and all his other press releases are at http://www.senate.gov/~durbin/PressReleases/index-topic2.htm


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 1998; clinton; durbin; hypocrisy; iraq; prequel; quotes; sendurbin; wmds
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Anyone who can spread this info to any radio host is greatly appreciated.
1 posted on 07/24/2003 10:36:44 AM PDT by TheEaglehasLanded
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
bttt
2 posted on 07/24/2003 10:38:37 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat (Help us elect Republicans in Kentucky! Click on my name for links to all the 2003 candidates!)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
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3 posted on 07/24/2003 10:40:13 AM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
And that's why Durbin is known as Dickhead.
4 posted on 07/24/2003 10:40:32 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
Kerry Called For Attacking Iraq Based On Saddam's WMD Stockpile...
6 posted on 07/24/2003 10:49:30 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
Another political prostitute (liberal democrat) caught with his pants down.
7 posted on 07/24/2003 10:49:43 AM PDT by caisson71
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
I call on those who question the motives of the president and his national security advisors to join with the rest of America in presenting a united front to our enemies abroad.

The men and women who are risking their lives in defense of our national and global security deserve nothing less.

We need to publicize this part of the quote, undated.

8 posted on 07/24/2003 10:51:39 AM PDT by Sloth ("I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!" -- Jacobim Mugatu, 'Zoolander')
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To: TheEaglehasLanded

Add these to it as well....

Gore repeats that Saddam MUST GO - June 2000
Following Gore's meeting with the Iraqi opposition groups, the two sides released a joint statement reiterating the U.S. commitment to removing Saddam Husseyn from power and arguing that Saddam's removal "is the key to the positive transformation of Iraq's relationship to the international community." ---- "U.S. Vice President Al Gore told Iraqi opposition leaders that Saddam Husseyn "must be removed from power,"

The Democrats' Case Against Saddam Hussein (Dems nailed, yet again)
Senator Kerry: "Mr. President, we have every reason to believe that Saddam Hussein will continue to do everything in his power to further develop weapons of mass destruction and the ability to deliver those weapons, and that he will use those weapons without concern or pangs of conscience if ever and whenever his own calculations persuade him it is in his interests to do so. . . . I have spoken before this chamber on several occasions to state my belief that the United States must take every feasible step to lead the world to remove this unacceptable threat.

Headline Rundown and links on Iraq - Things the democrats have conviently forgot...
SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: However, as you all know from the recent crisis that we had, that we are sensing more and more that Saddam Hussein only wants sanctions lifted and does not want to comply with what is absolutely essential, that is, that he not reacquire or redevelop his ability to have weapons of mass destruction, or threaten his neighbors, or threaten our forces in the region. And therefore, we have added to our policy, and are now at containment plus regime change.

Saddam Abused His Last Chance, Clinton -clear and present danger to safety of people everywhere 1998
Clinton: "Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons," Clinton said. The Iraqi dictator has used these weapons against his neighbors and his own people, he said, and "left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again."

What the democrats want you to forget
Clinton: Clinton detailed Hussein's lies and evasions since the end of the Gulf War. Under the agreement ending the war, Hussein had 15 days to report about his nuclear, chemical and biological arsenal. "Iraq has repeatedly made false declarations about the weapons that it had left in its possession after the Gulf War," Clinton said.
U.N. inspectors have found proof time and again that Iraq lied about its nuclear program, Clinton said. The Iraqis simply amended their declaration to incorporate the discoveries.
"[Iraq] has submitted six different biological warfare declarations, each of which has been rejected by [the U.N. Special Commission]," he said.

Iraq is a Regional Threat, capable of as much as 200 tons of VX nerve agent (1999 Clinton report)


9 posted on 07/24/2003 10:52:19 AM PDT by chance33_98 (http://home.frognet.net/~thowell/haunt/ ---->our ghosty page)
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Anyone but Matthews - he had Durbin on last night and allowed him to spew about the 16 words. They're tying a pretty tight noose around their own necks and will soon have the facts knock the stool from under their feet.
10 posted on 07/24/2003 10:52:29 AM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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The big problem with all this stuff is that only a few talk show hosts (Rush, Boortz, Hannity) are making any mention of the RATS previous comments on Iraq, Saddam, and WMD. NO ONE from the GOP, elected or otherwise are bringing these things up.

Why are they not on the floor of the House and Senate with those big giants chart and graph boards they love to use so much showing the RATS their quotes on the matter??? Why are they not infront of every TV camera and microphone they can find??

The GOP is AWOL on this matter.

11 posted on 07/24/2003 10:52:44 AM PDT by Phantom Lord (Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
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PING
12 posted on 07/24/2003 10:56:15 AM PDT by Mo1 (Please help Free Republic and Donate Now !!!)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
I call on those who question the motives of the president and his national security advisors to join with the rest of America in presenting a united front to our enemies abroad.

Someone should remind Durbin of this line

14 posted on 07/24/2003 10:58:26 AM PDT by Mo1 (Please help Free Republic and Donate Now !!!)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
I just sent it to an acquaintance who works for a newspaper. I won't say which one, but it's not the NY Slimes.
15 posted on 07/24/2003 11:00:35 AM PDT by Salman
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
DICK is such a...never mind, I already said it.
16 posted on 07/24/2003 11:01:21 AM PDT by mystery-ak (The War is not over for me until my hubby's boots hit U.S. soil.)
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
As PBS likes to say. The networks won't show this. If we don't, who will?
17 posted on 07/24/2003 11:01:25 AM PDT by Semper Paratus
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To: BlessedByLiberty
Anyone but Matthews - he had Durbin on last night and allowed him to spew about the 16 words.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/SOU98_990118.html#defense

State of the Union 1998

Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade, and much of his nation’s wealth, not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. The United Nations weapons inspectors have done a truly remarkable job, finding and destroying more of Iraq’s arsenal than was destroyed during the entire Gulf War. Now, Saddam Hussein wants to stop them from completing their mission. I know I speak for everyone in this chamber, Republicans and Democrats, when I say to Saddam Hussein, you cannot defy the will of the world. And when I say to him, you have used weapons of mass destruction before.We are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again.

18 posted on 07/24/2003 11:03:35 AM PDT by Mo1 (Please help Free Republic and Donate Now !!!)
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To: Chi-townChief
Actually I think most Illinoisians prefer the name "Dick Dirtbag"...
19 posted on 07/24/2003 11:05:58 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: TheEaglehasLanded
Last night on NBC Nightly News, the Valley Girl, Campbell Brown, showed a clip of Sandy Berger demanding an investigation of words uttered by GW-in a speech yesterday. The line that has Berger in such an uproar, was " Iraq will never again be used to train terrorists."
20 posted on 07/24/2003 11:06:36 AM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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