On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace was tough on Sen. Carl Levin, accusing him of distorting what Pres. Bush had said prior to the Iraq war about the links between Saddam and Al-Qaida.
When Wallace turned to Sen. Richard Lugar for support, Lugar lefting him twisting, saying meekly that we should leave it to the historians to sort out.
Wallace for Indiana Senator!
Levin and Wallace talked so long, I think Lugar went to sleep. He did not seem to be aware of his surroundings or his task. Maybe he was in shock that an interviewer actually asked a democrat hard questions.
What an idiot! And, as you stated, a wasted opportunity. The next time some high-level Republican makes that claim that they do indeed support the president, let's bring up this interview.
I'm tired of the democrats going full-throttle against President Bush, and milque-toast republicans unable to defend him at least. During the Clinton admin, there was no shortage of democrats willing to fall on swords for him. I'm really getting tired of this!
Miss Marple, please skewer Lugar for this!!!!
It is unforgivable that Lugar wasn't able to better articulate the connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda.
During the 1990's, the New York Times, Newsweek and numerous other media outlets wrote frequently about the world's alarm at the growing relationship between Saddam and Osama bin Laden.
Clinton's Justice Department's federal indictment of OBL mentioned that Al Qaeda agreed not to attack Iraq in exchange for weapons development and training. That sounds EXACTLY like a relationship to me.
That and more here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts