MI_Thumb said:
tsmith7559 said:
Cherry pick? Obama has created over $4 T in new debt in less than 2.5 years with $1 T plus/year for the next several years, ALL with NO SUPPORT from the republicans. His spending is unprecedented. He works with the same revenues Bush did.
By the Way, Bill Clinton agreed with the assessment Saddam had WMD's as well as ALL our allies. "Slam Dunk" George Tenet was one of Clinton's holdovers. Hillary stood at the podium acknowledging Saddam's WMD's and cast a vote in favor of the resolution.
Everyone agreed, because all the information was coming from the Bush administration, which claimed they had PROOF.
They even ignored reports that the evidence they had was false:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17211-2005Mar31.html
And did not believe the UN Inspectors, and even wanted them replaced because they would not find what the Bush Administration wanted them to find:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21854-2005Apr2.html
When the smoke cleared they shrugged it off like it was just a little oopsie, destabilizing the region for several years, creating insurgency, a major war lasting over 8 years, and over 4400 dead, and over 30,000 wounded, and cost over a Trillion dollars:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/17/business/17leonhardt.html
Now you want to deflect by saying, "oh but the Clintons and Tenet (who was a Clinton holdover, but worked for Bush during this time) also agreed.
Lots of people thought Iraq had WMD's, that's what tends to happen when your president goes on TV and says: "I have PROOF".
So let me ask you tsmith, why aren't you bitching about the wasted trillion dollars as much as the $80 billion which the automakers are paying back, early and with interest?
Because we couldn't take the risk...National Security is the most important part of our country...leading up to 9-11 we find the following
"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 times since 1983."
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
"[W]e 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, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, 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 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."
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001.
"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 seing and developing weapons of mass destruction."
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. 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