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[Soloflecks]

SO NOW THE DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH LIED, THAT THERE NEVER WERE ANY
> WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND HE TOOK US TO WAR FOR HIS OIL BUDDIES???

By the way, ask the ten thousand Kurds saddam killed with WMD’s

See quotes below, from whom!!!!!!!! and the dates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111


> "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, signed by Sens. Carl Levin,
> Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998
>
> "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
>
> "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
>
> "Iraqis a long way from , 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
>
> "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's 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 an elicit 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 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
>
> "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
>
> "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 THE DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH LIED, THAT THERE NEVER WERE ANY
> WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND HE TOOK US TO WAR FOR HIS OIL BUDDIES???
> HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.........................
>
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Someone like to do the work for me as I don't have the info at hand? I'd like to have a good response to fire back.

[Moderator]

1. Check snopes.com when you get these

http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp

This is an old list of half-truths that has been debunked half a dozen times here so I'm locking this one.