Posted on 08/05/2002 7:32:37 AM PDT by bat-boy
and alert Saddam Hussein.
Politicians are the shallowest thinkers on the plant: And Congress houses the least of the politicians. The place is seriously IQ-challenged.
Mr. Daschle, you puke, you'll find out at the same time (maybe a little delayed) that Saddam finds out:
When the first bomb explodes!
Watching Senator Biden make a fool of himself Sunday on Meet The Press, I kept thinking to myself, 'thank God this guy ain't in charge'. It wasn't just that the Delaware Democrat was out of his league, it's how ridiculously obvious he made it.
On Iraq, he hemmed, he hawed, he bobbed, he weaved.
A case can be made for removing Hussein, he says in one breath.
Then, in the next, he complains the President has failed to make one.
He urges multilateralism, in whatever we do. We shouldn't go-it-alone, he insists. Our "allies" will be 'with us', he assures us.
Ah, one caveat (a big one): Provided the *evidence* is there. Evidence that Saddam possesses, or seeks to possess, deliverable weapons of mass destruction, and the intent to use them.
Well, does he possess WMD? Beyond "residuals", 'don't know', says Biden (or words to that effect). Okay, let's suppose he does, can he develop the means to deliver them effectively? 'Don't know', says Biden. If he could, would he use them? 'Don't know that either'.
Hearing this, me-jaws dropped to the floor.
Surely, he's got to be kidding, right?
Several facts:
1) This goofball, believe it or not, is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
2) The chairman has access to top-secret intellgence, and gets briefed on a regular basis.
3) Meet the Press is carried around the world.
4) Our enemies, as well as our allies, were watching -- and listening.Connecting the dots, the top-ranking Democrat on foreign affairs, even after days of extensive hearings and years of CIA briefings, says ... what? That he doesn't know?
Let's go over Biden's incredible litany again.
On whether Saddam possesses WMD, beyond trace amounts, Biden says he doesn't know.
This begs the question why Saddam refuses to allow U.N. weapons inspectors back in? Answer: He's dirty. Otherwise, he'd roll out the welcome mat, if only to humiliate/discredit his accusers.
On Saddam's willingness to use WMD, Biden says he doesn't know. "It's like reading the entrails of goats", he lamely tells Russert.
Problem is, you don't need to read the entrails of goats, Mr. Biden, just a book of recent history. See the chapter on chemical weapons, Saddam and the Kurds, circa 1988.
On whether Iraq can develop the technical means to deliver WMD, Biden says he hasn't a clue.
Gee, must be them entrails again, or else he'd know something -- even a little -- about Scud missiles. They're nasty, and armed with chemical warheads, they're mighty dangerous.
Other observations:
-- Throughout the interview, Biden tries to play both sides of the fence, speaking from both sides of his mouth. On military action to topple Saddam, is he for or against? He allows that a case can be made, then moves to undercut that case, falsely alluding to internal divisions within the White House. Biden's message to Saddam: Keep your chin up, even the Great Satan is split. Hang on a little while longer, and you're home free.
-- Biden urges building global consensus first -- before any action; And if consensus isn't forthcoming? Well, don't ask Biden -- he's too busy reading 'entrails'.
-- "I think it's important we push for real inspections", says Biden. Gee, Senator, what part of 'regime change' don't you understand?
-- Biden hotly denies evidence exists linking Saddam to al-Qaeda, brushing off damning proof of Iraqi involvement in the first WTC bombing. New Yorker reporter Jeffery Goldberg already settled the question of linkage, his thoroughly documented report showing Iraqi intelligence working hand-in-glove for years with senior al-Qaeda officials.
From this interview, I can only draw one firm conclusion: Biden doesn't know diddley-squat.
Anyway, that's...
My two cents..
"JohnHuang2"
It is only a matter of time before the American people swing back in their historic vacillation and elect a Democratic liberal president. I take the long term view in this regard. 2004 or 2008 can/will indeed arrive quickly.
Having said that, they had bettern use the Cone of Silence, and of course, vigorous public horsewhippings Singaporean-style (rods dipped in urine) for any offenders who leak the details of an attack on Sodom Hussain.
Bingo. I'm more hopeful, though. Many Democrat Senate incumbents are vulnerable.
Senator Bidin' thinks that there is a strong case for a war to depose Sad Dam, but that he doesn't want El Presidente to MAKE that case before the fall elections.
That's all that ANY of the Dems are saying - OK, BUT NOT BEFORE THE ELECTION. They're mortified of running while a popular GOP President is spearheading a popular war.
Michael
What a dolt!! Levin's proposing a return to MAD (Mutually-Assured Destruction) with a Megalomaniacal Madman!! Michigan FReepers, can't y'all git rid of this idiot?!
SHEEEESH...MUD
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