Have you forgotten this liberals.?

Question

"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

"We 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 (D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry ( D - MA), 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 illicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that
will threaten the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bus h, Signed by Sen.
Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001

"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace
and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations. "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

"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

Gunner, I don't see scared, maybe for you and yours, but most Americans both Democrat and Republican are merely looking firm in the defense of their way of life. You sir are a loser.

Answer 1

I doubt you'll get any of them to respond. Good work my friend, good work. You need to send this to Rush & Glenn.

Answer 2

the BIG difference is that bush invaded Iraq instead of containing Iraq. Clinton used bluff and show to keep Saddam in check not invasion and incompetence to start a civil war much against the elder Bush's advise. The fact that Clinton thought Saddam had a WMD program doesn't save your sides hopeless incompetence Clinton knew the intell was spotty at best but given past events he was right in suspecting him of having them. However suspecting and knowing are very different things thus Clinton contained Saddam. Bush Jr with the same spotty intell chose invasion and now we are very much worse off it would be wise if your side would learn from it's past mistakes and hold the people who made those mistakes accountable instead of trying to drag the liberal name through the mud. I suspect you'll do what republicans do best deny and deflect any rational argument that is not in your favor.

Answer 3

No, I've not forgotten. Nor have I forgotten the URL that they were gleaned from:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp

Which says while largely true, many of these quotes have been truncated OR used without their original context. But as you can tell, they've been bandied about for a few years, and hasn't changed much in the way of political discourse about the war or you probably would've heard more of them being trumpeted.

Please remember that some of these statements reflect on the POSSIBILITY of WMDs, or the importance of PREVENTING Saddam Hussein from acquiring, developing, or using said WMDs. I think everyone was on board for that on both sides of the political aisle.

Also remember that many such statements made during the Bush Administration, were done on the assertion that the President had "conclusive" proof and evidence that WMDs were in fact being developed, since I too recall those photos of mysterious trailers taken by satellite, the uranium-yellow-cake reference, yada yada yada. Democrats were willing to give Bush the benefit of the doubt, and 3000 dead soldiers + countless thousands of civilian deaths later, have pretty much tired of the rationale and excuses. I'll bet most would recant those statements knowing what they do now. Maybe even some Republicans.

Your contribution to this forum shows effort and a willingness to probe a little into actual FACT. I commend you for that -- most conservatives (and yes, some libs) seem eager to espouse ANYTHING on the Internet that bolsters their argument without doing some work.

Have a bowl of cream and a catnip toy, you adorable little scamp.


P.S: Sorry to have rained on your parade, Q-Burt. But it's still a forum (and nation) of Free Speech. For now, anyway.....

Answer 4

I'm not sure what your point is. So my guess is... your enjoying this war then? Over 650,000 dead since we started to remove Saadam. You have brought up many points that nothing can be done about. The past is past. What is your suggestion for change? More of the same, I think.

Answer 5

Libs won't answer because they know they are wrong. How can you dispute that? They will take one look and either choose not to answer or attack George Bush. That's all they have. Good job finding the good stuff. If you have time watch this very insightful video.

Answer 6

Yes, obviously they have.

And when their own words come back to *****-slap them in the face, they vehemently deny that they were just as mistaken as the conservatives. Truth and reality have never been the strong suit of the liberal persuasion.

Answer 7

Nice quotes... Nice to remind the liberals that Clinton was also SURE that Saddam had WMD.

Answer 8

This is more for SunsetSam than answering...

I don't care about your opinion of how it was taken from text. I read it before, hell, I read it again through your link. You just provided us all with invariable proof that it WAS an issue during the clinton administration.

Take your opinion to someone who cares to hear it, we don't like to hear you whine because your not getting your way...

Answer 9

Liberals, what can you do, either pat em on the head like your down's syndrome brother or whack em. HAHAHA

Answer 10

Let me guess, you're pro war, right?

Typical "dumb asss yank".

I am not a fan of Islam ("devil worshiping") or anyone caught following that faith. However, since the invasion of Iraq by Herr George Hitler Bush and his SS generals, namely Blair, Berlusconi & Howard, I have to say that I have no pity for the yanks any more. The yanks are no better then the muslim extremists, they are both out to cause unnecessary death and destruction. The yank terrorists do it in the name of peace and the muslim terrorists do it in the name of the devil.

If there was a true god out there, then he/she would wipe out both the yanks and the muslims from the face of the earth and give the rest of us a chance of a peaceful existence!!

Answer 11

Don't try to teach a pig to sing.

It wastes your time, and it annoys the pig.

The same can be said for liberals.