Just goes to show how
politics works in this country today¦
"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
"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
"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated 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 a licit 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
"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
"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
SO NOW THE DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT
BUSH LIED, THAT THERE NEVER WERE ANY WMD'S AND HE TOOK US TO WAR FOR
HIS OIL BUDDIES???
