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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (475700)	10/14/2003 3:52:38 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Don't confuse him with the facts....

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (475700)	10/14/2003 3:53:54 PM
From: Original Mad Dog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Here are the quotes and who said them: 1. "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." --Hillary Clinton, November 2002 2. "We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction. ... [W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real. ..." --Senator Kerry, January 2003 3. "Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors. Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world. Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons." --President William Jefferson Clinton, Dec. 16, 1998 (announcing commencement of hostilities du jour against Iraq -- though after lobbing a few cruise missiles and other sorties, it was apparently ok to stop, even though whatever threat Clinton was worried about still existed). 4. "[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." --Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle and John Kerry, Oct. 9, 1998 (letter to President Clinton) 5. "Achieving our goals will require sacrifice and time, but we will prevail. Make no mistake about that." --George H.W. Bush, January 1991 (announcing commencement of Operation Desert Storm) 6. "America will never forget the sounds of our national anthem playing at Buckingham Palace, on the streets of Paris and at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate." --Dubya, September 20, 2001

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (475700)	10/14/2003 3:56:35 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

I think you mistake me for a student who has to take a pop quiz. The great majority of the quotes are from Clinton, who knew how to handle a threat.