I reread today the letters from my congressmen, supporting the war.

[madfloridian]

Senator Bill Nelson, Democrat, and Congressman Adam Putnam, Republican, wholeheartedly gave up their right to declare war or not.

I was sorting through some papers, and I found their letters from the end of last year. The letters seem even more foolish now than they did back then.

Then I read this again by Dean at CNN, and this paragraph stuck out:
SNIP...."DEAN: Well, I think those that voted for the war in Iraq are on very thin ice. They did not exercise their senatorial requirement to advise and consent knowing all the facts. They jumped five months ahead of time, voted for a pre-emptive strike based now on what appears to be evidence that they did not question. I think that's a problem for them as well.

KARL: Do you think they were fooled?

DEAN: I can't speak to that, but you have to ask why they didn't ask the questions I was asking at the same time. I'm not even from Washington, and I could figure out that the president wasn't making the case, and the question is why didn't they figure that out...."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/07/11/cnna.karl.dean/


On edit, I see another post about this article, but I did not see it before. The boards move so fast.

[Frances]

1. Don't forget to vote when you go to the link

Over 60% say that the WMD info has hurt Bush's case for going to war.

[ShaneGR]

2. He's right, BUT!!!!!

Seriously, why isn't he harping on the "All of the members of Congress were lied to."

Makes a lot more sense, and I don't think we need to be bashing Dem Senators from Florida.

[madfloridian]

4. Well, we knew it back then....why didn't congress?

I had many conversations with Nelson and Putnam aides, and they were fully convinced we had to go to war. I sent all the many things we shared here, I sent lists of all the lies that were being told.

We knew, why didn't they?

I did not see any names mentioned in that article. AND I have "bashed" my two who voted for it by phone and email. They made a decision, and they gave up their rights.

But in this article, to be quite fair, I did not see him mention anyone.

[Cha]

3. I know,,,I was just reading that on another thread....

Remember how we all were....trying to fight off the Invasion of Iraq ...at every turn?...not believing it ,,,when all these elected officials...went for the resolution and giving the bushwa ...all that power?..I know we were all heart broken!!

What the Hell were they thinking!?!

I, of course, really admire those politicians who didn't vote for it,,but against it!,,,They were our heroes and heroines!!


And that's the reason I veered towards Dean in the first place ,,,was his stance on Iraq...if he had been for it ,,,I wouldn't have given him a second look...

DEAN'04