Posted on 08/23/2008 4:57:19 AM PDT by Libloather
Senator Joe Biden Admits That Iraq War Vote Was a Mistake
Sunday, November 27th, 2005
NBC News
From 'Meet the Press' - November 27th, 2005
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MR. RUSSERT: And yet it's important that we put things in historical context. Senator Biden, you were on the show in August of 2002 talking about Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction. You concluded your statement by saying, "I think Saddam either has to be separated from his weapons or taken out of power." A month later you voted for a resolution authorizing just that. In hindsight, knowing everything you know now about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, was your vote a mistake?
SEN. BIDEN: It was a mistake. It was a mistake to assume the president would use the authority we gave him properly. And I brought along that whole quote. I knew you'd ask me this. I said, "We know he continues to attempt to gain access to additional capability, including nuclear capability. There's a real debate on how far off that is, whether it's a matter of years or it's a matter of less than that. We don't know enough now." That was the rest of my quote. So I never argued that there was an imminent threat. We gave the president the authority to unite the world to isolate Saddam. And the fact of the matter is, we went too soon. We went without sufficient force. And we went without a plan.
MR. RUSSERT: If there was a vote today, you would vote no?
SEN. BIDEN: I--with this president, absolutely I would vote no, based on the way in which they've handled it.
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Left wingnuts kicked out Hillary for the very same thing.
Good news for us and bad news for RATS - Obiden has a big mouth and a VAST history.
Coffee’s tasting real good this morning knowing that Biden was picked.
Christmas came early.. :-)
Thank you Libloather for this space.
How about, oops we launched that nuke by mistake.
“Biden is a member of the Delaware Army National Guard, and serves as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General’s office. In August 2007, he received notice that his unit would be deployed to Iraq some time in 2008. He is officially scheduled to deploy on October 3, 2008.[1] “
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Biden
LOL!!!
Where were you creeps when the chips were down? WE were here, believing all along.
Damn lying bunch of hypocrites.
Dems are used to talking tough and doing absolutely nothing.
Remember Clinton's tough talk- no act?
During Clinton they were yelling 'invade, bomb, invade, bomb.'
But they knew, clinton being a good dem, he wouldn't do squat.
How did Obama make his decision?? He listened to the Media “Experts” on TV. Too funny....
Here’s all any Conservative needs to know about Joe Biden:
Special Interest Group Ratings:
NARAL: 100%
Planned Parenthood: 100%
National Right to Life: 0%
Sportsmen and Animals Alliance: 0%
The Humane Society: 100%
National Tax Limitation Committee: “F” Grade
Americans for Tax Reform: 10%
National Association of Manufacturers: 0%
ACLU: 92 - 100%
NAACP: 100%
Iranian America PAC: 100%
NEA: A+ Rating (Teacher’s Union)
League of Conservation Voters: 100%
Family Research Council: “O” Rating
Citizen’s for Global Solutions: A+ Rating
Jews for Peace in Palestine & Israel: -1%
Brady Campaign: 95-100% (Gun Grabbers)
NRA: “F” Rating
American Immigration Lawyers Association: 100%
AFL-CIO: 100% (Near 100% ratings on ALL Unions)
Center for Security Policy: 21%
Population Connection: 100% (These are the ‘Zero-Growth’ freaks)
All “End Poverty Now By Throwing Money Down a Rathole” groups: 100%
This guy is to the LEFT of Obama, if you can imagine it!
http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=53279
I much prefer Obama Biden Laden.
I think that is the VP candidate’s son. Ironic nonetheless. I hope he doesn’t deploy.
So, is he running for reelection to the Senate in 2008 while he’s running for vice-president?
I’ll bet THAT was a sticky point in the negotiations!
There should be a category for that.
A pro-abortion Catholic.
What a wriggler!
“Knowing what you know now....”
Yeah there’s lots of things that COULD have happened differently....IF we had known the insurgency was going to be as severe and IF we had known we might should have kept the Iraqi army intact and IF....
yeah its all wunnerful to play “what if” so you can “correct” your mistakes....
Bunchofreakinclowns
But they're awfully fun to watch. Flip-flopping around all over the place the way they do...
I think the debates are going to be FUN.
Will be interesting to see how that’s handled(strings pulled?) and Joe’s comments about it.
This is EXACTLY what he was hoping for.
“I think that is the VP candidate’s son.”
You’re right. I thought Biden himself was in the Guard.
During Clinton they were yelling ‘invade, bomb, invade, bomb.’
But they knew, clinton being a good dem, he wouldn't do squat.
Well, not exactly, he did get us into Kosovo - and that “incursion” was NOT sanctioned by the UN - unlike Iraq.
The Dems all conveniently forget this....
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