"I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein. ... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons."
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California)
Addressing the US Senate
October 10, 2002
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2007-02-06 03:39:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the president can magically see through falsified intelligence and someone on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for 10 years cannot?
2007-02-06 03:46:47 · update #1
elena, changing your opinion is one thing, going back on your commitment to fight for the freedom and safety of the oppressed is another.
2007-02-06 03:52:18 · update #2
either that, or "a drop in the bucket" of what we are going to hear for the next few years.
2007-02-06 03:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by Steve O 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree, if one side wants to claim they "made a mistake" in their vote then they can not try to crucify the other side for the same mistake a.k.a bad intelligence. BUT, we are there now & there is no immediate way out without destroying Iraq & having our supporters mass murdered, having the world lose complete faith in the US to stand with them in tough times, & demoralizing our troops. So I have one thing to say, Get over it! We must make the best of it & save the Iraqi people.
Did you see Reid vote against the Democrats statement yesterday after he saw it would lose? It was funny even if it was all part of the Senate games.
2007-02-06 04:01:07 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can cut semantics all day, but this is true Democrat form. Follow the polls, Since it was political expedient to be for it then. Now it is not and Pelosi political survival ,character and power only relies on polls so that's why.
2007-02-06 04:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by garyb1616 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fool maintains his opinion in spite of new facts.
If all you can do is accuse Democrats of "flip-flopping",
you have lost your case. To not change your opinion
when faced with overwhelming contrary information is
stupid in a way that will damage your electorate.
2007-02-06 03:44:33 · answer #4 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
human beings provide turn flops all diverse styles of names. as an party i call them flops (cuz of my older sister who were given it from her water polo crew). my grandma calls them slippers(cuz she grew up in germany and thats what they could call them) and some human beings call them with assistance from their unique call. i imagine its very few human being gave them nicknames and now all and multiple calls them something diverse. you chum in all likelihood calls them slippers cuz her mom and father did. yet certain, they're really referred to as turn flops
2016-11-02 11:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by lobos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She trusted the president not to lead us falsely into an illegal war. She was wrong.
2007-02-06 04:52:44 · answer #6 · answered by Schmorgen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's called a reaction to a falsified intelligence. Ever heard of it? Colin Powell apparently has.
2007-02-06 03:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by Pitchow! 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
many things in our life reflect in the way we see at them. this is one of them.
2007-02-06 03:48:33 · answer #8 · answered by subhash b 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋