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.
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
I'm all for taking Iraq even deeper into the Stone Age (while keeping an eye on China in the Taiwan Straits), but I wish we would do things Constitutionally once in a while. Instead, political maneuvering has taken precedence over proper governance. It's terribly sad, and a very bad sign for the future. Just imagine what the next Clinton-clone in office (Hillary?) will get away with simply because we now expect the President to act with the same unopposable conviction as any monarch.
I'd send him the entrails, but I haven't figured out how to print "Saddam has WMD out the yinyang" on them. Also after getting the printing done, would they be readable after they arrived?
I'd probably be jailed for a Te**orist act.
S.J.RES.41
Sponsor: Sen Specter, Arlen(introduced 7/18/2002)
Latest Major Action: 7/18/2002 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Title: A joint resolution calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed.
See also:
H.J.RES.109
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A.(introduced 7/26/2002)
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2002 Referred to House committee.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Title: Calling for Congress to consider and vote on a resolution for the use of force by the United States Armed Forces against Iraq before such force is deployed.
And especially...
H.CON.RES.286
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E.(introduced 12/11/2001)
Latest Major Action: 12/11/2001 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Title: Expressing support for the President in using all means at his disposal to encourage the establishment of a democratically elected government in Iraq.
You heard it here first.
Their first notice should be the arrest of Biden and Dashole.
Long range dittos