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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin
They had bad information. This Administration is not the only one who had bad information. Let me quote Speaker of the House Pelosi back in 1998. This was when Clinton was President. In 1998 Pelosi said, "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."
Let me quote Bill Clinton in 1998. In 1998 President Clinton said, "We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
Here is a letter from John Kerry to President Clinton back in 1998. "We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the US 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."
There are a ton of other quotes like this from both Democrats and Republicans dating back to the 1990s. I don't think they were intentionally lying. I think they really believed that Iraq had WMDs. I think they had bad information.
Anyway, that's my final two cents in this thread.
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i think you're right. altho i don't care for bush, and am anxious for him to be gone, i think it's a shame that so many point fingers at bush while completely forgetting those on the other side of the aisle who said the same things-that saddam had wmds, that he was a danger, that we should and ought to go back to iraq and finish the job.
but the dems (aided by the republican controlled press?!?! what a hoot!) continue to make the attempt to make the reps the bad guy, while whitewashing their reputations. i wonder why tho? the war has made a turn in our favor for sure.
hell, saddam himself made the claims repeatedly to any and everyone that he had them. he'd had them in the past, he'd used them...it would be like ignoring a convicted bank robber, who shows up at a bank, and claims he's going to rob it...but then the cops show up, and he says no, i really wasn't. what, the cops are at fault for thinking he was going to repeat himself??
and scavs is correct, our govt is the one who ultimately decides to vote for war. not just the president (remember, the congress voted as well) can send us there. we elected those people to lead. they must do so. and they should have every thing they need at their disposal to make an informed decision, and once made, we should back them...altho all the finger pointing and second guessing from some in govt won't help to get full support.