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Politics : HOWARD DEAN -THE NEXT PRESIDENT?

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To: Nikole Wollerstein who wrote (1827)	1/12/2004 1:30:10 PM
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NEWS: O'Neill: Bush Had No WMD Evidence Before Iraq War POSTED: 11:15 a.m. EST January 12, 2004 theksbwchannel.com Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill tells Time magazine that he never saw any evidence that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. O'Neill tells Time that the administration began planning for Saddam Hussein's ouster from almost day one. O'Neill spoke to Time while promoting his new book, which chronicles his nearly two years as treasury secretary before being fired in 2002. Time quotes O'Neill as saying that he was experienced enough to know the difference between assumption and evidence and that he saw nothing he would consider evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. O'Neill was a member of the National Security Council. The White House has repeatedly said that its main justification for going to war was to rid Iraq of its terror weapons and that war was a last resort. O'Neill's allegations have revived the debate about the march to war in Iraq. President George W. Bush said repeatedly that war was his last option in Iraq. But in a TV interview, O'Neill said planning for war began within days of Bush taking office. He said that "from the very beginning" the Bush White House was convinced "Saddam Hussein was a bad person who needed to go." The White House has been dismissive of O'Neill's allegations. Press Secretary Scott McClellan notes the policy of seeking "regime change" in Iraq dates to the Clinton administration. And McClellan said what's important is the reality of the results the administration is achieving for the American people. Democratic Presidential Candidates React Democratic candidates want explanations amid charges from a former Bush Cabinet member that planning for the Iraq war started days after he took office. The White House hasn't denied O'Neill's claims but shrugs them off as the rationalization of a fired worker. But presidential candidate Wesley Clark said O'Neill's remarks confirm his "worst suspicions" about the administration. And Democratic front-runner Howard Dean said it raises questions about whether the administration made up evidence to justify the war. ...more

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