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As critics of the war in Iraq dig deeper and deeper into the war's origins, the extent of the sinister neo-con conspiracy that tricked this country and its allies into invading Iraq grows ever wider. Remember all that scare talk about those elusive weapons of mass destruction that Saddam Hussein was supposed to be developing? Gentle Reader might be surprised at some of those who spread it: "We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." — President Bill Clinton on Feb. 17, 1998. "(Saddam Hussein) will use those weapons of mass destruction again,...

A funny thing happened on the way to democracy in Iraq. Democrats who voted against our entry into the first Gulf War, voted for the war resolution this time around. Why? They were certain that WMDs would be uncovered and President Bush would be hailed for making the world safer, removing a brutal dictator from power, and establishing a democracy in a vital part of the world. They couldn’t allow Bush to get all the credit! After all, they are the ones who made the case for war during the Clinton administration. In truth, they made the case dishonestly and...

As I have often said (and resaid) the inexcusable element in the Democrats' attacks on their President in the midst of a war is that they are betraying a war they authorized in the first place. In the wake of Harry Reid's unhinged accusations the Republican National Committee has posted a collection of statements by Democratic Party leaders reminding us why we went to war. DEM OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED ABOUT WMDs IN IRAQ FOR YEARS Former President Bill Clinton: President Clinton: "We Have To Defend Our Future From These Predators Of The 21st Century. They Feed On The Free Flow...

Just A Few Years Back, Dems Were Warning About WMDs In IraqDEM OFFICIALS HAVE WARNED ABOUT WMDs IN IRAQ FOR YEARS Former President Bill Clinton:President Clinton: "We Have To Defend Our Future From These Predators Of The 21st Century. They Feed On The Free Flow Of Information And Technology. They Actually Take Advantage Of The Freer Movement Of People, Information And Ideas. And They Will Be All The More Lethal If We Allow Them To Build Arsenals Of Nuclear, Chemical And Biological Weapons And The Missiles To Deliver Them. We Simply Cannot Allow That To Happen. There Is No More...