"WMD in the hands of a murderous dictator..."

[TexasLawyer]

"...constitutes as grave a threat as can be imagined. The risks of inaction are far greater than the risk of action."

In honor of all the indictment rumors I've been taking a trip down memory lane-- looking at transcripts of some of Cheney's war pimpery. The BS meter was off the richter on this one.

I hope and pray that this man-- and all the others involved in foisting this insane war onto a gullible America-- go to prison and spend a long time facing up to the full weight of their crimes.


Home > News & Policies > August 2002

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 26, 2002

Vice President Speaks at VFW 103rd National Convention
Remarks by the Vice President to the Veterans of Foreign Wars 103rd National Convention



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Saddam has perfected the game of cheat and retreat, and is very skilled in the art of denial and deception. A return of inspectors would provide no assurance whatsoever of his compliance with U.N. resolutions. On the contrary, there is a great danger that it would provide false comfort that Saddam was somehow "back in his box."

Meanwhile, he would continue to plot. Nothing in the last dozen years has stopped him -- not his agreements; not the discoveries of the inspectors; not the revelations by defectors; not criticism or ostracism by the international community; and not four days of bombings by the U.S. in 1998. What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources, to invest in his ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs, and to gain possession of nuclear arms.

Should all his ambitions be realized, the implications would be enormous for the Middle East, for the United States, and for the peace of the world. The whole range of weapons of mass destruction then would rest in the hands of a dictator who has already shown his willingness to use such weapons, and has done so, both in his war with Iran and against his own people. Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror, and seated atop ten percent of the world's oil reserves, Saddam Hussein could then be expected to seek domination of the entire Middle East, take control of a great portion of the world's energy supplies, directly threaten America's friends throughout the region, and subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail.

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us. And there is no doubt that his aggressive regional ambitions will lead him into future confrontations with his neighbors -- confrontations that will involve both the weapons he has today, and the ones he will continue to develop with his oil wealth.

Ladies and gentlemen, there is no basis in Saddam Hussein's conduct or history to discount any of the concerns that I am raising this morning. We are, after all, dealing with the same dictator who shoots at American and British pilots in the no-fly zone, on a regular basis, the same dictator who dispatched a team of assassins to murder former President Bush as he traveled abroad, the same dictator who invaded Iran and Kuwait, and has fired ballistic missiles at Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, the same dictator who has been on the State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism for the better part of two decades.

In the face of such a threat, we must proceed with care, deliberation, and consultation with our allies. I know our president very well. I've worked beside him as he directed our response to the events of 9/11. I know that he will proceed cautiously and deliberately to consider all possible options to deal with the threat that an Iraq ruled by Saddam Hussein represents. And I am confident that he will, as he has said he would, consult widely with the Congress and with our friends and allies before deciding upon a course of action. He welcomes the debate that has now been joined here at home, and he has made it clear to his national security team that he wants us to participate fully in the hearings that will be held in Congress next month on this vitally important issue.

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/08/20020826.html

[oregonindy]

1. wmds = check, murderous dictator = check

why is it that everytime they describe a horrible country it always ends up like their actually describing the us?

[electropop]

2. It's called "projection."

Criminals and hypocrites often most loudly denounce in others, what they most loathe in themselves.

[Lasher]

3. I was just about to post a 'memory lane' message myself

Every now and then I go back and read this article:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/06/10_wmd.html

[TexasLawyer]

5. Great article

thanks

[EST]

4. In my Pollyanna moments I, too, hope for such a repudiation

of these criminals that they pay for their crimes. In the real world, we will be fortunate just to drive them from office and expose their black hole of ethics so that the great unwashed will have no doubts.

[rucky]

6. Replace "Sadaam Hussein" with "The White House"...

in the bolded parts of the article, and you have an accurate description.

It's kinda like playing DSOM while watching the Wizard of Oz.

[TexasLawyer]

7. and it works for plenty of the unbolded parts too

Should all the neo-con/WhiteHouse/BushCo ambitions be realized, the implications would be enormous for the Middle East, for the United States, and for the peace of the world.