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Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 10:08
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Subject: Fw: SO, OUR PRESIDENT LIED ABOUT
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
The news media knows this but has swept it under the
rug.
Hypocrisy abounds.
Re-evaluating Weapons of Mass
Destruction
"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 to seriously diminish the threat posed
by Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction
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 the
leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear,
chemical or biological
weapons against us or our allies is the greatest
security threat we
face." Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten
times
since 1983." Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser,
Feb.18, 1998
"[W]e urge you, after consulting with
Congress, and consistent with the
U.S. Constitution and laws, to
take necessary actions (including, if
appropriate, air and missile
strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond
effectively to the threat
posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of
mass destruction
programs." Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens.
Carl Levin,
Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998
"Saddam
Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass
destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region
and
he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Rep.
Nancy
Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
"Hussein has
... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
destruction and palaces for his cronies." Madeline Albright,
Clinton
Secretary of State, Nov.10, 1999
"There
is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons
programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear
programs
continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War
status. In addition,
Saddam continues to redefine
delivery systems and is doubtless using the
cover of an elicit
missile program to develop longer-range missiles that
will
threaten the United States and our allies." Letter to President
Bush,
Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5,
2001
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein
is a tyrant and a
threat to the peace and stability of the
region. He has ignored the
mandated of the United Nations and
is building weapons of mass destruction
and the means of delivering
them." Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002
"We
know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical
weapons throughout his
country." Al Gore, Sept. 23,
2002
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has
proven impossible to
deter and we should assume that it will
continue for as long as Saddam
is in power." Al Gore, Sept.
23, 2002
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein
is seeking and developing
weapons of mass destruction." Sen.
Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002
"The last UN weapons
inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
confident that
Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and
biological
weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to
build
up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities.
Intelligence
reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
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-if necessary-to disarm Saddam Hussein because I
believe
that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his
hands is a real
and grave threat to our security." Sen. John
F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002
"There is unmistakable
evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively
to develop
nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the
next
five years ... We also should remember we have always underestimated
the progress Saddam has 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 significant UN resolution that has demanded
that he disarm and destroy
his chemical and biological weapons, and
any nuclear capacity. This he has
refused to do" Rep. Henry
Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002
"In the four years since the
inspectors left, intelligence reports show
that Saddam Hussein has
worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons
stock, his
missile delivery 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 to wage 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
SO NOW THE DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH
LIED, THAT THERE NEVER WERE ANY
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND HE
TOOK US TO WAR FOR HIS OIL BUDDIES???
