[ElkGroveDan]

At the time, the Bush administration hailed Qadhafi's move as proof that its tough tactics against countries with weapons of mass destruction was working.

Kudos are due the Reagan Administration as well for the black eyes they gave him before.

[null and void]

Qadhafi was "hysterical" with fear that he'd be targeted by the U.S. for vengeance after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil

Good. He got the message loud and clear...

[SlowBoat407]

But this cable shows that Qadhafi was gravely concerned about American intentions in the new global war on terrorism at least 18 months before the Iraq war.

In other words, Time is giving Al Qaeda more credit than Bush for Qaddafi disarming.

Nice.

[rhombus]

Interesting spin. First this...

At the time, the Bush administration hailed Qadhafi's move as proof that its tough tactics against countries with weapons of mass destruction was working. But this cable shows that Qadhafi was gravely concerned about American intentions in the new global war on terrorism at least 18 months before the Iraq war.

As if to say, Iraq didn't matter. And then later this quote...

"I think the documents indicate that that's what speaks to them — force. Force and serious threats of force," Fitton says.

Force, which of course is what Afghanistan AND Iraq were all about.

[Feckless]

Sounds like I'm not the only one who sees a little Reagan in W.

[wreckedangle]

I think Qadhafi is playing Br'er Rabbit. Wouldn't surprise me if some of Saddam's WMD are in Libya.

[madconservative]

Thanks to Reagan. It sure wasn't "democracy" that he dropped in Libya.

[P-40]

on Qadhafi's renunciation of his nuclear weapons program in December 2003, after starting talks on the matter around the time U.S. bombs were beginning to fall

I wonder if the two are related....

C-SPAN.org had Weldon's report of his time spent in Lybia working out this deal on their website. It is nice to know that Lybia's nuclear materials are sitting next to Iraq's in Oakridge now.

[CaptRon]

At the time, the Bush administration hailed Qadhafi's move as proof that its tough tactics against countries with weapons of mass destruction was working. But this cable shows that Qadhafi was gravely concerned about American intentions in the new global war on terrorism at least 18 months before the Iraq war.

To me, the second sentence validates the first. The 'But' at the beginning of the second one is wishful thinking by the MSM.

[MaineVoter2002]

Qadhafi got burnt by terrorists including Al Qaeda when he decided (with the help of the US) that it was not worth continuing a relationship with them. They even tried to asassinate him when he tried to break off relations with them. I've heard that Qadhafi's Libya is one of those un-named nations cooperating with and sharing intelligence with the US in the War On Terror.

[Safetgiver]

"I think the documents indicate that that's what speaks to them — force....Yet we have Pelosi, reid, etc. who feel we can talk sense into them. Gawd, I'm ashamed we even have people like that in the world.

[Robert DeLong]

But this cable shows that Qadhafi was gravely concerned about American intentions in the new global war on terrorism at least 18 months before the Iraq war.

In other words, they knew before Iraq was attacked that they could very well be in Bush's cross-hairs for their role in supporting and promoting terrorism. They also recognized that Bush wasa no dummy that would allow himself to be swayed by political correctness pressure. Nothing like fear as a motivator.

[Yaelle]

I find it interesting that those who don't know us very well are afraid of our might, as they should be. But those who think they do know us well know that we fold our might for bad press. Sad.

[alnick]

The cable puts a new perspective on Qadhafi's renunciation of his nuclear weapons program in December 2003

It may put a new light on it for Time, but around here we knew since back then that Gadhafi was in a panic. It was reported that Berlusconi (I think it was Berlusconi) said that Qadhafi called him on the phone and told him he turned over his WMD program because he saw what happened to Iraq and he was afraid the same thing would happen to him. But the press ignored that because it demonstrated that President Bush was right.

[headstamp]

"At the time, the Bush administration hailed Qadhafi's move as proof that its tough tactics against countries with weapons of mass destruction was working. But this cable shows that Qadhafi was gravely concerned about American intentions in the new global war on terrorism at least 18 months before the Iraq war."


BS line from the MSM. He saw what was happening in Afghanistan 2 months after the attack and he remembered what happened in '86 with Reagan.

[Dog]

Scared him witless.....hahahaha!

[hissingatdemocratsisfun]

I am looking for a picture of an eagle with an american flag and it had "Lets Roll" on it. Does anyone by chance have it in their files? I sure would like to have it for my files. Thanks for anyones help.