Iraq - Take 2

There are many people who still don’t get it. Obviously, some of us have longer memories than they do. So, rather than using traditional war-mongering Republican sources, I’ll go ahead and use some of the leading democrats and their own words: To demonstrate the seriousness and the gravity of Saddam with WMDs, and to demonstrate Saddam Hussein’s recalcitrance in complying with UN resolutions, we have President Bill Clinton, in his speech justifying his air strikes of Dec 16, 1998:

“The international community gave Saddam one last chance to resume cooperation with the weapons inspectors. Saddam has failed to seize the chance. So we had to act and act now...”; ”...Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons. The Iraqi dictator has used these weapons against his neighbors and his own people and left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again." - President William Jefferson Clinton
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Dec1998/n12171998_9812171.html

To show Iraq beginning a working relationship with Al Qaeda, we have the 9/11 commission report:“The original sealed indictment had added that al Qaeda had ‘reached an understanding with the government of Iraq that al Qaeda would not work against that government and that on particular projects, specifically including weapons development, al Qaeda would work cooperatively with the Government of Iraq.’ ” - 9/11 Commission Report
http://www.fas.org/irp/cia/product/pdb120498.pdf - Page 128, 9/11 Commission report.

And AFTER 9/11, but before our invasion, we have former Vice President Al Gore:“We know that he (Saddam Hussein) has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country...” he continued on to state: ”...Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Former Vice President Al Gore
http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/gore/gore092302sp .html - Speech presented by former Vice President Al Gore to the Commonwealth Club of California, Sept 28, 2002

To show continued development of WMDs, we turn to Madeline Albright, President Bill Clinton’s secretary of State:“It’s just that Hussein has just not chosen to spend his money on that. Instead, he has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction, and palaces for his cronies.” - Madeline Albright - www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp

From Senator Robert Byrd:“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability.” - Senator Robert Byrd: October 3, 2002 http://byrd.senate.gov/

Senator John Kerry:“When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region.”Senator John Kerry in Foreign Policy Speech at Georgetown University
http://web.archive.org/web/20040204225854/www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2003_0123.html
Senator Hillary Clinton:“"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 - Speech to the US Senate on Oct. 10, 2002: http://clinton.senate.gov/speeches/iraq_101002.html

We know that Bill Clinton is a liar, which was proved beyond reasonable doubt. But did he lie about Iraq? Did all of the others?

They had significant evidence that we, the public, did not have access to, and yet they all said the exact same thing as Bush, or better yet, Bush actually repeated what THEY said.

The major difference (if you read all of the sources) is that the Democrats, though admitting that Saddam Hussein was creating WMDs, and that he was establishing links with Al Qaeda, wanted to negotiate and appease a person who had reneged on EVERY promise he ever made.

If you can read all of these, and please, go out and read their entire speeches please, and continue believing that we were not justified in our invasion of Iraq, then….

I’m sorry; I simply don’t know what it is going to require to convince you of the truth. The evidence is there, unless you want to call all of these democratic leaders liars, or ‘led about’ by George Bush for echoing what Bill Clinton had said.

But I will keep trying to educate you on what really happened. This isn’t revisionism; it’s fact. Whether you believe it or not is up to you.