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Clinton welcomes capture of Saddam
Associated Press | December 14, 2003

Posted on 12/14/2003 10:57:18 AM PST by HAL9000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Clinton praised the capture of Saddam Hussein and said the ousted Iraqi president finally will answer "for decades of tyranny and murder."

"I am glad he was captured alive so he can be brought before the bar of justice," Clinton said Sunday in a statement.

Clinton saluted U.S. troops, who found the bearded and disheveled former dictator in an underground hide-out on a farm near his hometown, Tikrit. Clinton also congratulated his successor in the White House.

"Saddam Hussein's capture is a tribute to the skill and bravery of our troops and the good work of our intelligence officers," Clinton said. "I know President Bush is very proud of our troops today. I congratulate him and them."

Clinton, who ordered bombing and missile strikes against Iraqi targets in the 1990s, said he hoped the seizure would help bring more stability to the country.

"I hope his capture will speed Iraq's transformation to a secure and self-governing nation and increase international support for and involvement in meeting the big challenges ahead," he said.



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To: HAL9000
Clinton welcomes capture of Saddam

How nice...So, how many captures/kills is this for Bush now, compared to the FRICKIN' GOOSE EGG Clinton put up during his eight years of hustling hummers from hussy's?

61 posted on 12/14/2003 12:17:47 PM PST by Wondervixen (Ask for her by name--Accept no substitutes!)
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To: Irene Adler
Very shrewd observation. Would have missed it.

There's never sincere or gracious about Clinton.

Ptooey.

62 posted on 12/14/2003 12:27:24 PM PST by doberville (Angels can fly when they take themselves lightly)
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To: LibWhacker
If Clinton were President during this historic event, he would have been before the cameras as the operation was just beginning. Clinton would never allow Blair or officers under his command steal his thunder. On the other hand, Bush waited all the players had their rightful time on the world stage.
63 posted on 12/14/2003 12:34:10 PM PST by monocle
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To: HAL9000
I hope Saddam swears that he and Billy Boy were pen pals and that he had talks with Billy about terrorist strikes against the US. Maybe - just maybe Billy could spend some time in Jail.
64 posted on 12/14/2003 12:41:16 PM PST by sandydipper (Never quit - never surrender!)
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To: HAL9000
In your face "bubba" and all you libs! G.W. is my hero!!!
65 posted on 12/14/2003 1:08:48 PM PST by ohiobushman (HEY CLINTONS...DON'T GO AWAY MAD,JUST GO AWAY)
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To: HAL9000
Clinton welcomes capture of Saddam

Not Mrs.

66 posted on 12/14/2003 4:59:24 PM PST by thesummerwind (like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by)
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To: Newbomb Turk
Ditto.
67 posted on 12/14/2003 5:00:43 PM PST by new cruelty
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To: HAL9000
"I am glad he was captured alive so he can be brought before the bar of justice,"

The same bar, incidentally, that he was judged to no longer be worthy to argue in front of.

Qwinn
68 posted on 12/14/2003 5:06:54 PM PST by Qwinn
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To: LADY J
Mr. Clinton... why do not you spend your retirement watching professional golf... you were good at it during your presidency.

I'm sure you are an expert at it now.

Trajan8

69 posted on 12/14/2003 5:22:50 PM PST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: SwinneySwitch; MeeknMing; Mia T; potlatch; Ragtime Cowgirl; Alamo-Girl; GeronL; nopardons; ...


SADDAM'S EXIT STRATEGY


CLINTON'S EXIT STRATEGY


70 posted on 12/14/2003 6:16:29 PM PST by autoresponder (SLICK http://0access.tripod.com/legacy.html CAPTURE http://0access.web1000.com/GW-Eagle-SadDamn.gif)
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To: HAL9000
Let's face it...

As great as the cature of Saddam Hussein is, the Impeachment and ouster of Bill Clinton (D) as President would have been much sweeter.

71 posted on 12/14/2003 6:25:06 PM PST by F16Fighter
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To: autoresponder
LOL !! That is funny ! ...


72 posted on 12/14/2003 7:12:43 PM PST by MeekOneGOP (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: HAL9000
Hey, Bubba! President Bush has a REAL legacy and he's not even into his second term.
73 posted on 12/14/2003 7:15:57 PM PST by arasina (What will YOU do when Howard Dean or Hillary Clinton is president?)
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To: HAL9000
...I am glad he was captured alive so he can be brought before the bar of justice...

Well Clinton's a lawyer so he can try the case before the bar of justice .... oops sorry I forgot about that disbarment thing.
74 posted on 12/14/2003 7:18:21 PM PST by Joe_October (Saddam supported Terrorists. Al Qaeda are Terrorists. I can't find the link.)
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To: Enterprise
I agree too. But the praise is designed to blunt Dean's campaign and Gore's endorsement of Dean. Clinton isn't happy about this capture AT ALL!

You are exactly right. This statement is all about making Dean look bad. Dean, however, did a non-committal congratulatory statement as well. So, we are at a wash right here as to who is going to claim the so-called moderates in the Rat party.

75 posted on 12/14/2003 7:24:41 PM PST by Miss Marple
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To: HAL9000
The statement says nothing about Bubba or Mrs Bubba one way or another. It is so boilerplate, so pedestrian, so devoid of any insight a homeless bum on Market Street in San Francisco could've made it. The news item itself speaks more about the media's fascination with and their adulation of their Golden Boy! Why did they ask him? Why did they quote such a boring statment from their Genius so uncritically? Why not ask Gerald Ford what he thinks, or Bush Sr? Or Jimmy Buffett, for that matter?!
76 posted on 12/14/2003 7:32:39 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Merry Shopping Season and a Happy Pre-Christmas Storewide Sales Event!)
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To: HAL9000
James Carville said Saddam was being slammed about sex. All the mass murders was his private life and should not have anything to do with his presidency. This is a partisan witch hunt by a buch of religious ,rightwing zealots. Hillary says it's a VRWC. Saddam gave up just to make Bush look good before the election. Uday and Qusay are secretly in hiding with Bush daughters, Jen and Barb.
77 posted on 12/14/2003 7:33:14 PM PST by Ron in Acreage
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To: HAL9000
Let me help those who are not clear on the Rat response to events in Iraq:

a good thing happens = Now is a good time to bring in (useless) International support.

a bad thing happens = Now is a good time to bring in (useless) International support.

nothing happens = Now is a good time to bring in (useless) International support.

a neutral thing happens = Now is a good time to bring in (useless) International support.
78 posted on 12/14/2003 7:50:01 PM PST by Joe_October (Saddam supported Terrorists. Al Qaeda are Terrorists. I can't find the link.)
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To: MeeknMing; autoresponder; ntnychik
Hey MEEK-A-BUMP, look at what somebody 'nice' gave me!!


79 posted on 12/14/2003 7:58:25 PM PST by potlatch (Whenever I feel 'blue', I start breathing again.)
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To: HAL9000
First time Clinton has behaved like a former President should! I will give credit where credit is due. Let's hope tomorrow he doesn't mess it all up by saying something treasonous!
80 posted on 12/14/2003 8:02:00 PM PST by ladyinred (If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door!)
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