[SunkenCiv]

Thanks South40.

Now let me be clear: I suffer no illusions about Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal man. A ruthless man. A man who butchers his own people to secure his own power. He has repeatedly defied UN resolutions, thwarted UN inspection teams, developed chemical and biological weapons, and coveted nuclear capacity. He's a bad guy. The world, and the Iraqi people, would be better off without him. But I also know that Saddam poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States. -- Barack Hussein Obama, October 2, 2002

Great post. Gotta wonder how many FR nicks Zero has.

[csmusaret]

Any context for that quote? Why was Obama commenting on Iraq in 2002?