Posted on 09/13/2002 6:13:15 AM PDT by frmrda
SEN. TOM DASCHLE: What I hope will happen over the course of the next several weeks is that the President will be more forthcoming in terms of the information that he believes warrants U.S. intervention in Iraq. What new information exists? What threat can be quantified? What has changed in recent months or years? What will be the reaction of our allies? How much will it cost? If we change regimes, who will be in the new regime, and has that been thought through? Those and many other questions I think are ones that we have to explore very carefully.
Metaphorically speaking. Heh heh heh.
Unfortunately...you may be hoping in vain...chances are we'll see it a few times on FOX (probably as Brit Hume's ending zinger) but the "national" networks will bury this one where the sun don't shine !!
It was announced during the inauguration. I was in the crowd at the capitol. I don't remember whether or not it was actually announced, or whether word swept through the crowd. I couldn't stand Reagan at the time and had voted for Carter (I know, I know), but immediately saw the effects of having this marvelous man as president. I became a Republican during his adminitration and my family has believed I fell over the edge ever since. Anyway, the atmostphere at the inauguration was electric. You could just feel the difference in the crowd!
I heard a report this morning that Tariq Aziz (sp?) said that Iraq will not comply because the US will come after them anyway. I heard this report on FNC before I had my coffee, so I can't remember the quote verbatim.
Funny, I do not recall reading about Congress asking these type of questions before going to war with Japan. Could it be if you wait for your enemy to destroy you, all other points are moot?
That says it all. Rallying cry for Senate take over. Take back America.
It was the day of Reagan's inauguration that our citizens were returned to us, for all you twenty-somethings. ;^) They knew the difference between an empty suit and a "cowboy".
So true Teacher.
The original hostage plan was that they would be kept for a few days or a week at the most.
Once they realized that there would be no reprocussions by the feckless POC in office, the plan changed.
Then along comes the "cowboy" and they realized feeces would hit the fan.
It shows that these crazy bastards are not so crazy afterall and that they can be "influenced".
Ah, Mr. Malaise. Remember his energy policy? Turn down the thermostat and wear sweaters. He even turned down the temp at the Whitehouse and appeared sweater clad before the American people. Time and again, on issue after issue, his basic message was, "we are helpless," and time and again, as President, he set the example of that helplessness. Bad as Clintoon was, I still think Jimmuh edges him out as our worst modern President.
Mr. Daschle went on to say, "I think the Florida Hwy. Patrol acted precipitacley in stopping the two cars that may belong to terrorists."
" First, there has been no conclusive case made thaqt the occupants are terrorists."
"Second, until the UN and Kofi Annan have given their blessing, our state and local law enforcement personnel shouldn't act unilaterally."
Obviously nothing but the administration, Tom, which accounts for the changing of your mind.
"Any delay would have given Saddam Hussein time to reconstitute his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and undermine international support for our efforts." Tom Daschle December 16, 1998 press conference supporting President Clintons actions against Iraq.
And when Clinton failed to do anything in '98 when Hussein kicked out the weapons inspectors, it reinforced to Hussein that the U.S. would continue down the road of helplessness when challenged.
Thank God that President Bush continues to exhibit the backbone that Clinton never had.
Middle Easterner's do not know how to respond to a world leader who keeps his word.
The ol' clock is ticking down.
That's one of the things I love about Bush. He calls it like it is. No longer are we going to pretend the UN is a viable, effective organization in a pathetic attempt to appease the Europeans. What a huge waste of money this organization is. I think they've been put on notice that we expect them to go about the business of their charter if they want to continue to enjoy our funding.
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