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No. Bush believed the intel provided by Clinton, UNSCOM, and the UN as recently as November 2002. If any of that intel was faulty, Clinton, UNSCOM, and the UN need to answer for that.
Clinton in his own words as he signed the Iraq Liberation Act...
... it's amusing to see the extent that some will go to in order to deflect the blame for Iraq away from Bush.
It's obvious to all that you've bought your own BS. And I fully support your noble effort to convince the world that it's Clinton's fault.
"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
"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
"So we will pursue a long-term strategy to contain Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction and work toward the day when Iraq has a government worthy of its people." --President Bill Clinton, Dec.16, 1998. You can actually see and hear Clinton say that in the video I posted.
Note Clinton's specific mention of a "long-term strategy."
I'll tivo it, and watch later. Maybe there's something in it that I don't know. Another good documentary is Bush's war. It was broadcast on PBS' Frontline.
"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
"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
"So we will pursue a long-term strategy to contain Iraq and its weapons of mass destruction and work toward the day when Iraq has a government worthy of its people." --President Bill Clinton, Dec.16, 1998. You can actually see and hear Clinton say that in the video I posted.
Note Clinton's specific mention of a "long-term strategy."
And the record shows that Clinton's actions must have been effective. No WMDs were ever found.
Has Iraq been "liberated" by Dubya's invasion?
That would be entirely up to the Iraqis to determine. And they aren't favorably inclined.
Here's straight from the horse's mouth admitting Saddam never had WMDs
At that time, they didn't.
THIS is why...
Obama's own Director of National Intelligence (General James R. Clapper):
Quote:
The director [Clapper] of a top American spy agency said Tuesday that he believed that material from Iraq's illicit weapons program had been transported into Syria and perhaps other countries as part of an effort by the Iraqis to disperse and destroy evidence immediately before the recent war.
And why would Iraq know to move its illicit weapons? Answer: The treasonous stunt Rockefeller pulled before the war that prompted Iraq to move the weapons:
Quote:
Rockefeller (D-WV): "I took a trip by myself in January of 2002 to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Syria, and I told each of the heads of state that it was my view that George Bush had already made up his mind to go to war against Iraq, that that was a predetermined set course which had taken shape shortly after 9/11."
And why would Iraq know to move its illicit weapons? Answer: The treasonous stunt Rockefeller pulled before the war that prompted Iraq to move the weapons:That was an EXACT quote. Transcript here: Transcript: Sens. Roberts, Rockefeller
Let me ask you this: If Saddam had WMD and didn't use them against us during our invasion of Iraq, then when would he have used them?
And the record shows that Clinton's actions must have been effective. No WMDs were ever found.
Already posted the fact that Democrat Sen. Rockefeller tipped off Iraq's ally Syria before the war, and Obama's own Director of National Intelligence said Iraq moved its weapons to Syria.
Furthermore, the goal was regime change, as clearly stated by Clinton's Iraq Liberation Act and self-professed long-term Iraq strategy.
If you wish to take issue with the Clinton Admin's and UNSCOM's intel and the UN Security Council's November 2002 resolution, please do so. You could also make the very valid point that Bush would have been a much better president if he ad acted under the tenet that Democrats and the UN cannot be trusted.
Let me ask you this: If Saddam had WMD and didn't use them against us during our invasion
He didn't use them because they had already been moved to Syria. Rockefeller tipped off Iraq's ally before the invasion. He couldn't use them after the fact because his regime was toppled. Regime change was a direct goal of the Iraq Liberation Act Clinton signed.
Already posted the fact that Democrat Sen. Rockefeller tipped off Iraq's ally Syria before the war, and Obama's own Director of National Intelligence said Iraq moved its weapons to Syria.
Furthermore, the goal was regime change, as clearly stated by Clinton's Iraq Liberation Act and self-professed long-term Iraq strategy.
If you wish to take issue with the Clinton Admin's and UNSCOM's intel and the UN Security Council's November 2002 resolution, please do so. You could also make the very valid point that Bush would have been a much better president if he ad acted under the tenet that Democrats and the UN cannot be trusted.
I'm not taking issue with anything.
You're taking issue with reality.
But that's your choice.
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