Democrat Hypocrisy on Intelligence
Kent Conrad Then:
“As We Debate The Course This Nation Will Take, Some Facts Are Clear And Unassailable. Saddam Hussein Is A Menace To The Whole Region Of The Middle East And A Vicious Tyrant Who Harms And Oppresses His Own People.” (Sen. Kent Conrad, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10319)
“He Has Waged War Against Neighboring Nations, And He Has Attacked The People Of His Own Country. He Has Acquired Chemical And Biological Weapons. He Is Attempting To Acquire Nuclear Weapons And The Means To Deliver Those Weapons Using Ballistic Missiles.” (Sen. Kent Conrad, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10319- S10320
“There Is No Question That Saddam Hussein Is Ignoring The Will Of The United Nations And That He Has Not Honored The Agreements He Made Following The Gulf War. Saddam Hussein Is A Dangerous Force In The World.” (Sen. Kent Conrad, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10320)
Kent Conrad Now:
“They Misled This Congress. They Misled The American People. They Did It Repeatedly On Issue After Issue.” (Fox News’ “Special Report With Brit Hume,” 10/2/03)
Maria Cantwell Then:
“Shortly After The Cease-Fire Agreement In 1991, Saddam Hussein Started To Thwart The Agreement. For 7 Years, Inspectors Were Sent To Iraq To Verify His Promise To Disclose And Destroy Chemical, Biological Weapons And For 7 Years He Obstructed That.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“Saddam Hussein Did Hide And Inspectors Did Find Weapons Of Mass Destruction – Literally Tons Of Them – Most Of Them Which Were Unaccounted For In The Final Reports Were In Clear Breach Of The Cease-Fire Agreement.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“Saddam Hussein Even Bugged The … Offices In Bahrain And New York, Disguised Weapons And Hid Them In Various Places. He Leaked False Intelligence …” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“What Has Been Our Response And What Has Been The Response Of The United Nations? We’ve Tried Economic Sanctions. We Tried To Get Iraq To Comply With The Disarmament Agreement – And Those Sanctions Have Failed Miserably.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“For 11 Years Since Our Cease-Fire Agreement With Iraq We Have Tried To Stop Iraq’s Effort To Develop Weapons Of Mass Destruction. In Reality, Our Efforts Have Failed To Stop His Continued Build-Up Of Weapons.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“[Saddam Hussein] Also Displayed, On A World Platform, His Utter Disdain For The Principles Of Human Rights And A Free Society; And Revealed To The World A Frightening Weapons Capacity, Including Chemical And Biological Weapons.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“[S]addam Hussein Is A Global Menace, But We Cannot Simply Wish Him Away. By Doing Nothing The World Is Not Only Failing To Enforce The Terms Of The Cease-Fire That We Fought For; But We Are Also Allowing This Dangerous Threat To Continue To Grow.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“And There Is Immediacy. This Immediacy Was Demonstrated 13 Months Ago, When We Witnessed The Devastating Steps That Terrorists Took And That We Believe May Be Taken Again. Saddam Hussein Only Increases The Danger.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
“Some Citizens Say There Are Other Countries In The World Producing Weapons Of Mass Destruction And Could Be The Source Of Aid To Terrorists. Why Worry About Iraq? I Know Of No Other Country That Has Poses Such A Unique Threat. One That Has Violated US/UN Cease-Fire Agreements To Stop Developing Weapons Of Mass Destruction; One That Has Used Weapons Of Mass Destruction In War Or Against Its Own People; And One that Has Refused To Help The U.S. In The Afghanistan War On Terrorism And Actually Applauded The Efforts Of Al Quida Of 9/11.” (Sen. Maria Cantwell, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10318)
Maria Cantwell Now:
“[T]o Me, We Had Had A Cease-Fire Agreement With Iraq.” (CNN’s “The Situation Room,” 12/16/05)
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