Instant Replay

After hearing the "speeches" delivered last weekend at the Washington Mall peace-in, led by Cindy Sheehan, and co-hosted by political science gurus like Jessica Lange, I was again taken aback by that repeated claim that the liberation of Iraq was an illegal exercise. Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction, and that the American people have been lied to.

With that, I'd like to republish a portion of an older column of mine that has yet to be responded to by liberals who believe the Downing Street memo details a pre-conceived plan to invade Iraq long before 9/11.

If that was the case, that pre-conceived plan was in the works long before George W. Bush became president...

Eating Thy Words
By Bob Parks | October 14, 2004

As usual, liberals believe the majority of the public (whom they educate) can't read and are thereby prone to their deception.

Now, of course the left is screaming that Bush deliberately deceived the American people while he contends he was given faulty intelligence. Unlike the Clinton Administration that was quick to blame any underling for a public gaffe (remember all those "bureaucratic snafus"?), Bush didn't distance himself from the many men and women who are crawling around with the roaches, putting their lives on the line to gather intel and blame them directly like his predecessor would've. That's called loyalty.

We may never know if it's true that the CIA, British, Israeli, Russian, and Egyptian Intelligence all got the weapons of mass destruction thing wrong. But before you blame President Bush for not getting it right, I'd like to remind you that he was in good company; company that got it wrong years ago...

On February 4, 1998, President Bill Clinton said, "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."

Less than two weeks later, Clinton added, "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."

If you haven't noticed, Clinton has steered clear of the whole WMD thing, because his assessments were, at the time, indisputable.

His mouthpieces began to chime in and added to the percept….

On February 18, 1998, Secretary of State Madeline Albright stated, "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."

Madam Albright has been making negative comments about President Bush for years now, but fails to remember that she was confident in the intelligence she received at that time.

Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger has recently been more restrained, seeing how on February 18, 1998 he said, "He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."

Democrat senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John F. Kerry, and others sent a letter to President Clinton on October 9, 1998 that read in part, "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."

California Congresswoman, now House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who has many times called into question the judgement of the President during this time of war, on December 16, 1998 said, "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."

Florida Democrat Senator Bob Graham and others sent a letter to President Bush on December 5, 2001 that in part read, "There is no doubt that. Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated 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."

On September 19, 2002, Michigan Senator Carl Levin said, "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."

The same Al Gore who now calls President Bush a liar and an incompetent said on September 23, 2002, "We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country. 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."

Kerry campaign bigmouth and Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy on September 27, 2002 said, "We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is developing weapons of mass destruction."

Anti-war diatribe deliverer West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd on October 3, 2002 said, "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."

I guess the intelligence was okay two years ago….

Massachusetts Senator, veteran, and eventual Democrat nominee for President John Kerry on October 9, 2002 said, "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."

Liberal Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia on October 10, 2002 said, "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."

Ultra-liberal California Congressman Henry Waxman on October 10, 2002 said of Saddam, "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."

Not to be left out, New York Senator Hillary Clinton on October 10, 2002 contributed, "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."

Imagine that; Senator Hillary unequivocally linked Iraq, Saddam Hussein, and al Qaeda. I believe President Bush made the same case….

Lastly on January 23 of last year, Senator John Kerry said, "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. 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 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...."

How John Kerry can now be going around saying the President Bush misled the nation when he basically said the same thing several times before, is another clear example of HIS dishonesty and the press' selective memory.

All these people received the same pre-war intelligence and came to the same conclusions George Bush did prior to going to war. In some cases, years before he took office.

So to all the liberals who claim they know the President took us into war based on a lie, I would ask them again to explain how all those politicians who vote as they vote for got it "wrong" as well?

But as usual, liberals have no answers.

They bitch and moan all day about problems. They all claim to care about the poor, lament those evil tax cuts, while failing to give their tax cut back. They have no solutions to any problems that don't require secret meetings like the ones held for Hillary's health care plan. Seems like they never want to reveal details until after they get the power they seek, so they can ram their policies down our throats.

Deviating from Hillary's plan could've gotten one arrested. Sounds like a socialist state to me; run by deception and lies.

Liberals call George Bush the liar. They should talk....