It is amazing how the facts are unimportant to so many, and how soon they forget! >
>"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to
>develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That
>is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998
>
>"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We
>want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass
>destruction program." - President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998
>
>Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal
>here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear,
>chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest
>security threat we face." - Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998
>
>"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten time
>since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb
>18,1998
>
>
>"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the US
>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." - Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin
>(D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry (D - MA), and others Oct. 9,1998
>
>"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass
>destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he
>has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi
>(D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998
>
>"Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
>destruction and palaces for his cronies." > - Madeline Albright, Clinton
>Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999
>
>"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons
>programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs
>continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam
>continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of
>a
>licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten
>the United States and our allies." - Letter to President Bush, Signed by
>Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, December 5, 2001
>
>"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and threat
>to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of
>the
>United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of
>delivering them." - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002
>
>"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical
>weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
>
>"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to
>deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is
>in
>power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
>
>"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing
>weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002
>
>"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
>confident that Saddam Hussein retains 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 capabilities. Intelligence
>reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd
>(D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002
>
>"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority
>to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe
>that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real
>and grave threat to our security." - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct.
>9,2002
>
>
>"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively
>to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the
>next five years .. We also should remember we have always underestimated
>the
>progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction."-
>Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002
>
>"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years,
>every
>significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his
>chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has
>refused to do" - Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002
>
>"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." - Sen. Hillary Clinton
>(D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
>
>"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." - Sen. Bob
>Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002
>
>"Without 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 is miscalculating America's response to his
>continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction
>.
>So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real"
>-
>Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
>
>SO NOW EVERY ONE OF THESE SAME DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH LIED--THAT
>THERE
>NEVER WERE ANY WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND HE TOOK US TO WAR
>UNNECESSARILY!
