President Clinton explains Iraq strike

CNN.com ^ | 12-16-98

[Gillmeister]

Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.

[Gillmeister]

Ah, the joys of news archives.......it always seems to come back and haunt you!

[chance33_98]

Yes Indeed!

The Democrats' Case Against Saddam Hussein (Dems nailed, yet again)

Headline Rundown and links on Iraq - Things the democrats have conviently forgot...

Saddam Abused His Last Chance, Clinton -clear and present danger to safety of people everywhere 1998

Gore repeats that Saddam MUST GO - June 2000

What the democrats want you to forget

Iraq is a Regional Threat, capable of as much as 200 tons of VX nerve agent (1999 Clinton report)

Czech military reports say iraq has smallpox virus in weapons stockpile (and camelpox)

2/7/1998 : Arab media: Clinton will strike due to sex scandal (&links to tons of arab news on clinton)

Iraqi chemical weapons buildup reported (Sept 2001 Report)

Clinton, Gore rally domestic support for strike at Iraq, "unholy axis" (1998 Must read)

statement President Clinton from 1998 on the air strikes

Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Full Text, Sense of Congress - Remove Saddam

[battlegearboat]

Thank you Mr. president.

[demlosers]

...So Iraq has abused its final chance.

I wish I got as many final chances as Buttboy Saddam gets.

[Straight Vermonter]

Great catch!

[DoughtyOne]

I like the reference to "last chance". It certainly puts the Dems in their place doesn't it! LOL, their own guy said it was Hussein's last chance over four years ago.

As for the rest...

Hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. What an empty suit.

[Publius Maximus]

In short, the inspectors are saying that even if they could stay in Iraq, their work would be a sham.

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So Iraq has abused its final chance...

The current inspectors are in effect saying, "Even though our efforts are a sham, we'd like to continue this sham for many more months." And WRT Saddams' "final chance" - I think we know that coming from Clinton's mouth, it all depends how you define "final"...

[Mason]

Well I'll be gol-darned. There isn't a single reference to that woman, not one time, not never in that speech. Lucky for ol' Billy that Saddam just decided to become a danger right then--and just before Ramadan, too.

[monocle]

Nor is there a single reference to Democrats demanding a smoking gun.

[Maceman]

Clinton's bombing of Iraq was the day of the impeachment vote -- deliberately timed to delay the proceedings.

Does anyoneone know where I can find an article in which the Dems express their outrage that the impeachment vote was going on while our troops were going into harm's way?

I remember quite a lot of Dem squealing about that.

[Claire Voyant]

But...But....your WIFE and her minions are saying that Saddam has NO Nuclear, BIO or Chemical Weapons!!!! So WHY did you bomb that innocent Saddam and make a PRE-EMPTIVE strike against him???

|PLEASE POST THAT SENTENCE EVERY DAY!!!!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

bump

[Lil'freeper]

I'm so grateful that it has been so long since I've had to listen to a Clinton speech, however upon reading it there is a striking contrast between a Bush speech and this one. Clinton is obsessed with the word "I" whereas Bush tends to use the royal "we"s and "our"s. The significance could be argued several ways, I guess, but it struck me nonetheless.

[Sungirl]

Great Find Bump!

[Quilla]

Here's one for you:

"Even so, Democrats pressed for more restraint by the majority. House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) said Republicans should put off impeachment until all military action has ended. "It shouldn't come up as long as our troops are in harm's way," he said."

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/impeach121798.htm

[Sungirl]

Isn't this when he bombed the asprin factory?

[MeekOneGOP]

I was just about to blast CNN for "President Clinton" title until I see this is an archived post, lol!

[lepton]

bookmark bump

[b4its2late]

And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them.

Do the dems remember this?

[b4its2late]

Should send this to Teddy Kennedy.