Does the "I was lied to" excuse wash?

Question

Exactly what "lies" were told about Iraq by the Republicans that were not also told by the Dems? Hillary herself said that there were WMD's. So did Nancy P.
Or, are they just "fair weather warriors"?

Answer 1

Well considering that Bill Clinton put together the intelligence group that President Bush trusted about the Iraq intelligence I think we know exactly who to blame.

The same guy who wrote the budgets for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

The same guy who refused to buy armor for the troops in those budgets.

And who was that?

Billy, "I did not have sex with that lying sl*t", Clinton.

Answer 2

The problem in the eyes of the people who claim Bush outright lied is the fact that he went around telling everyone that Iraq had WMD. And while Nancy and Hillary would agree on camera, they did not make it a point to get this information out and into everyone's head. Surely if it was false, Hillary would have known, and why would she keep quiet then, and get us bogged down in a war only to tell us now. As far as I know, no one in government is claiming that George Bush Jr. lied to them about what he knew concerning Iraq. The 'lie' has been determined to be bad Intel that came from the CIA as well as various other world intelligence agencies collected well over 10 years time. I don't consider it a 'lie' because in order to be a lie it implied the people that came to this conclusion knew otherwise that their were no WMD, and no proof indicates existing that was the case.

Answer 3

It doesn't wash. What about the lies Hillary told to Americans when she promised to uphold the law, when she was sworn as a lawyer? What's she doing getting illegal campaign funding, and having lavish birthday parties off the backs of American citizens, and Peter Paul, if she knows what the truth is?
Nancy Pelosi went against her president when she went to the middle east to appease the Arabs against our policies, not something an American who loves their country and stands by her values would do. MMMMM, lies? Hells, and Pels KNOW EXACTLY what LIES mean. The difference is, they made them to us, all by THEMSELVES.

Answer 4

If that side applies to one side, it also applies to the other.

Clinton issued a lot of warnings concerning Saddam's WMDs and left a lot intel on Bush's desk to that same effect.

If there were lies, certainly, they began with him.

Answer 5

No it doesn't. They had the same documents as the president and came to the same conclusion. TheWMD's were there are now in Syria and Jordon.The whole world knows this. At least the ones who have been attention and aren't out to just bash people they disagree with.

Answer 6

Any statements made by Democrats at the time leading up to the invasion regarding WMD's in Iraq were based on information provided by the administration. At that point, they didn't realize the administration couldn't be trusted. In retrospect, of course, they should have looked closer, but at least they learned their lesson. But repeating what you believe to be true is not the same as saying what you know to be untrue, which is what the administration did. That's not such a hard distinction to make.

Answer 7

Yes, both Shrillary and Nancy can validly claim that they were lied to.
All members of Congress, and all Americans can claim this.
The intel was cherry picked, some was years old and already disproved.

Answer 8

http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/16/clinton.iraq.speech/

Answer 9

there were no lies, just bad intel

Answer 10

thanks, refer to my question in this regard.