Ex-envoy won't back off of Bush - Joe Wilson keeps keeping on

[TacticalPeek]

Saturday, February 7, 2004

Ex-envoy won't back off of Bush
Wilson says his wife was smeared because of his Iraq stance

By CLAUDIA ROWE
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

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"We went to war under false pretenses, and that is becoming abundantly clear to the American people," he told students during a foreign-policy forum at the University of Washington. "I don't care who you vote for, but get out there and caucus. Don't leave it to the neo-conservatives and evangelical Christians."

Later he reiterated much of that message to frequent applause from 1,000 people who gathered for a talk at Seattle Center's McCaw Hall.

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"We're not getting it right there, and I really fear that we're never going to get it right," Wilson said. "If Iraq collapses, we will forever be blamed. Arabs remember. They remember expulsion of the Moors in 1492 better than we remember who won the Super Bowl two years ago. Whatever befalls Iraq, we will be blamed."

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"I never expected to become Public Enemy No. 1," he said with a laugh. "But what the hell, it's worth it. This democracy is worth fighting for."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/159769_wilson07.html

[coloradodem2005]

1. Go Joe!!!!!

We need to keep pressing this. And I understand that he has a bone to pick with shrub.

[blm]

2. Wilson is travelling heavily...

he's campaigning with the Kerry team and they are fanning out all over.

Between Joe and Max Cleland, people are getting an earful on the Bush administration's dirty dealings.

[demgrrrll]

3. Must read this. Kerry's Secret Weapon on Hullabaloo/Digby

Apparently Kerry has people on his staff who have access
to information from the Cheney camp. This could be good.
<http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/>