Is anyone watching this?
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It is amazing how the facts are unimportant to so many, and how soon they forget! (read through to the bottom!)
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton,Feb. 4,1998
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want toseriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of massdestruction program." - President Clinton,Feb. 17,1998
Iraq is a long way from[here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that theleaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weaponsagainst us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." -Madeline Albright,Feb 18,1998
"Hewill use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten time since1983." - Sandy Berger,Clinton National SecurityAdviser, Feb,18,1998
"[W]e urge you,after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution andlaws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missilestrikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed byIraq's refusal to endits weapons of mass destruction programs! ." -Letter to PresidentClinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry( D -MA), and others Oct. 9,1998
"Saddam Husseinhas been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technologywhich is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of theweapons inspection process." - Rep.Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec.16, 1998
"Hussein has... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction andpalaces for ! his cronies." > - Madeline Albright,Clinton Secretary of State,Nov. 10, 1999
"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weaponsprograms. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programscontinue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddamcontinues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of alicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten theUnitedStates and our allies." -Letter to PresidentBush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) andothers, December 5,2001
"We begin withthe common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace andstability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations andis building weapons of mass destruction and the means of deliveringthem." - Sen. Carl Levin (D,MI), Sept. 19,2002
"We know thathe has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout hiscountry." - Al Gore, Sept. 23,2002
"Iraq's search forweapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assumethat it will continue for as long as Saddam is inpower." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
"We have knownfor many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D,MA), Sept. 27, 2002
"The last UNweapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that SaddamHussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that hehas since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biologicalwarfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclearweapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D,WV), Oct. 3, 2002
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- ifnecessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal ofweapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to oursecurity." - Sen.John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9,2002
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to developnuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddamhas made in development of weapons of mass destruction."-Sen. Jay Rockefeller(D, WV), Oct 10,2002
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significantUN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical andbiological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do" -Rep. Henry Waxman (D,CA), Oct. 10, 2002
"In the fouryears since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weap ons stock, his missiledelivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort,and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members.. It is clear, however,that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity towage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." - Sen. Hillary Clinton(D, NY), Oct 10,2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has,and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Bob Graham (D,FL), Dec. 8, 2002
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator,leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real" - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),Jan. 23. 2003
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton,Feb. 4,1998
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want toseriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of massdestruction program." - President Clinton,Feb. 17,1998
Iraq is a long way from[here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that theleaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weaponsagainst us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." -Madeline Albright,Feb 18,1998
"Hewill use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten time since1983." - Sandy Berger,Clinton National SecurityAdviser, Feb,18,1998
"[W]e urge you,after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution andlaws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missilestrikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed byIraq's refusal to endits weapons of mass destruction programs! ." -Letter to PresidentClinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry( D -MA), and others Oct. 9,1998
"Saddam Husseinhas been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technologywhich is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of theweapons inspection process." - Rep.Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec.16, 1998
"Hussein has... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction andpalaces for ! his cronies." > - Madeline Albright,Clinton Secretary of State,Nov. 10, 1999
"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weaponsprograms. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programscontinue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddamcontinues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of alicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten theUnitedStates and our allies." -Letter to PresidentBush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) andothers, December 5,2001
"We begin withthe common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace andstability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations andis building weapons of mass destruction and the means of deliveringthem." - Sen. Carl Levin (D,MI), Sept. 19,2002
"We know thathe has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout hiscountry." - Al Gore, Sept. 23,2002
"Iraq's search forweapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assumethat it will continue for as long as Saddam is inpower." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
"We have knownfor many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D,MA), Sept. 27, 2002
"The last UNweapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that SaddamHussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that hehas since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biologicalwarfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclearweapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D,WV), Oct. 3, 2002
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- ifnecessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal ofweapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to oursecurity." - Sen.John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9,2002
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to developnuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years... We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddamhas made in development of weapons of mass destruction."-Sen. Jay Rockefeller(D, WV), Oct 10,2002
"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significantUN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical andbiological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do" -Rep. Henry Waxman (D,CA), Oct. 10, 2002
"In the fouryears since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weap ons stock, his missiledelivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort,and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members.. It is clear, however,that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity towage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons." - Sen. Hillary Clinton(D, NY), Oct 10,2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has,and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Bob Graham (D,FL), Dec. 8, 2002
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator,leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real" - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),Jan. 23. 2003
gw...seemed she still spilled the beans, but tried to take some of the blame...am not the least bit interested w/bush's speech tonight, although i'm sure i'll tune in.
one more quote chanman..thanks to kosar's thread for this one:
?Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. There was no viable exit strategy we could see, violating another of our principles. Furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-Cold War world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.?
-George H. Walker Bush
one more quote chanman..thanks to kosar's thread for this one:
?Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible. We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. There was no viable exit strategy we could see, violating another of our principles. Furthermore, we had been self-consciously trying to set a pattern for handling aggression in the post-Cold War world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.?
-George H. Walker Bush
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