The Daily News says he did:
http://www.nydailynews.com/12-28-2006/news/story/483741p-407239c.html
Why did this receive much less coverage than Woodward's story?
2006-12-29 00:51:57 · 14 answers · asked by American citizen and taxpayer 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Hichefheidi, indeed Ford did oppose it, apparently! Also, he had good things to say about Hillary!
But Barry Goldwater opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - he said the government shouldn't "legislate morality" (!!!) - and said he favored making Social Security voluntary. Clearly there's a big split between libertarians and social conservatives. I like a lot about "small government" conservatism too!
Thanks all for answers! Can't wait to pick my favorite!
2006-12-29 02:57:48 · update #1
He is saying what many liberals and conservatives who were against going to war in Iraq. We support the war, but not the justification for it. In other words, since we are there now, we need to win, but we shouldn't have been there to begin with. I'm glad I read this so I could hear from a former republican president that he was AGAINST the domestic wiretap surveillance program. And said he would never have used it. Thanks for the article...I hope there are more TRUE conservatives out there, and not dead and buried with Jerry, and Barry Goldwater.
2006-12-29 01:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by hichefheidi 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, in that interview, Gerald Ford does not in any way endorse the occupation of Iraq. He does say there was justification to support regime change, but that's where it ends. He goes on to say that Bush's justification for the invasion was unsound. So, really, there's not much to the story.
He also says Hillary Clinton would be a great candidate for President, so I can't really see conservatives jumping up and down to suddenly call Ford a political inspiration.
2006-12-29 09:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Zafrod 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I do not know if he supported the war or not. I have not seen the transcripts of the Woodward tapes, nor have I seen the whole discussion widely reported. What cannot be disputed is that he did not believe that the war was justified. There is a vast gulf of difference between supporting the mission and not supporting the justifications given for the action although many seem to be unable to make these distinctions properly. Either way the man was entitled to his opinion and whether he supported the war or not it in no way diminishes my opinion that he was an honorable man and a great American.
2006-12-29 09:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Bob Woodward is oner of the least trustworthy journalists in my book. If I cannot hear with my own ears what the man said, I don't put complete faith in the accuracy of the supposed statements.
Kills me how one faction is embracing this spin so much and I personally remember how badly that same faction slammed former President Ford while he was in office. Can you spell hypocrite?
2006-12-29 09:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by Rich B 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not against the war! That is the only thing going to be covered by the media........a negative.
People, if you listen to his tapes he states that George Bush should not have tied the war to WMD's.
"Rumsfeld and Cheney and the president made a big mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq. They put the emphasis on weapons of mass destruction," Ford said.
"And now, I've never publicly said I thought they made a mistake, but I felt very strongly it was an error in how they should justify what they were going to do."
Just goes to show you hear what you want to hear!
2006-12-29 09:01:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
This article doesn't say Ford was for the war, it say he told a reporter that he told Bush that he was. I know it's semantics, but Ford was the kind of guy who didn't criticize the current President to his face, from Carter till now.
2006-12-29 09:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by vertical732 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The words of Ford were spun by Woodward ( any idiot who can read could see that) and that is only what he printed. I want to see/hear the tape of the conversation. It's not above the media or a liberal to use the death of a past president to further their own agenda. I think its a little too suspect that Woodward states Ford didn't want it release until after he was dead. Personally like most liberals, I think Woodward is full of crap.
2006-12-29 09:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋
Woodward had it on tape. Ford's own words, spoken by Ford. The Daily News is spouting nonsense.
2006-12-29 08:55:45 · answer #8 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I don't know about you, but I would prefer the spoken words of an individual that I can hear on tape anyday in preference to the notes of a journalist. We know they (journalists) are only second to politicians in the gutter stakes.
2006-12-29 09:01:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Gerald Ford did not support the war in Iraq.
2006-12-29 08:55:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋