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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sully- who wrote (55214)	2/22/2007 4:25:02 AM
From: Elroy	Respond to of 90947

Why did a majority of Democratic Senators - such as Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller and Chuck Schumer - vote to authorize a war with Iraq on Oct. 11, 2002? And why is this war now supposedly George Bush's misfortune and not theirs? The original fear of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, of course, played a role in their votes - but only a role. In the 23 writs that authorized force to remove Saddam, senators at the time also cited Iraq's sanctuary and subsidies for terrorists. Then there were Saddam's attempts to assassinate a former United States president; his repression of, and use of weapons of mass destruction against, his own people; and his serial violations of both United Nations and Gulf War agreements. If paranoia over weapons of mass destruction later proved just that, these other more numerous reasons to remove Saddam remain unassailable. Saddam is dead, dude. Mission accomplished.

To: Sully- who wrote (55214)	4/3/2007 3:06:24 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 90947

And why is this war now supposedly George Bush's misfortune and not theirs? Because he's the guy that started the whole thing. He's the one who beat the war drums for months before the invasion; he was the one who falsely accused Saddam of buying yellow cake uranium; he is the one who falsely accused Saddam of having ties to al Qaida; he's the one who forced the weapon instructors to leave Iraq just as they were on the verge of reporting there were no WMDs in Iraq. Finally, he is the commander in chief......the buck stops with him. The more important question is why you all are trying to blame others for your mistakes and screwups. Bush messed up big time. Deal with it!