I subscribe to an e-mail service which describes itself as 'politically incorrect new.' Here is the latest from that source - - I have not had time to verify any of the below, but thought I would share anyway . .any research hounds out there?
REPUBLICANS ADMIT WMD MIGHT HAVE FOOLED THEM,
DEMOCRATS FORGET THEIR EARLIER WMD CLAIMS
Saddam Hussein may have fooled everyone about having weapons of mass destruction in order to intimidate his enemies, said David Kay, former
Chief U.S. Weapons Inspector for Iraq. Kay said that WMD may have been destroyed earlier or sneaked out of the country. So far he hasn't found enough evidence to prove their existence.
Democrats had chided President George W. Bush for not attacking Iraq because they claimed that WMD were a serious threat, but later criticized Bush because he did invade Iraq. When WMD weren't materializing,
prominent Democrats forgot their past claims of the dangerous existence of WMD and accused Bush of knowingly lying that there were WMD.
The below accumulation of statements by prominent Democrats claiming WMD and the date of each statement appeared on the website of radio commentator Glenn Beck on Jan.30, 2004. Sources of each statement can be
found at www.glennbeck.com.----------------------------
What Did The Democrats Say About Iraq's WMD?
"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 Bill 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 Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998
"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction." -- Madeline
Albright, Feb 1, 1998
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." -- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser,
Feb, 18, 1998
"We 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." -- Letter to President Clinton from (D)
Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, 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
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the
mandate 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
"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
in his foreign policy speech at Georgetown University
