Posted on 11/30/2003 8:16:47 AM PST by BigWaveBetty
It’s no secret that Democrats’ opposition to the war in Iraq has more to do with politics than principle, but the following collection of quotes (which has been making its way around the Internet) provide further proof.
''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
''Iraq is a long way from [here] 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, Clinton Secretary of State, Feb 18, 1998
''He [Saddam Hussein] will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.'' -- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
''[W]e 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 (D, MI), Tom Daschle (D), John Kerry (D, MA) and others Oct. 9, 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 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 a licit 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 mandated 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 [Saddam Hussein] has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.'' -- Vice President 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.'' -- Vice President 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 [Saddam Hussein] 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'' -- Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002
''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
''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
I am sick to death of Hanoi Hillary's trip to Iraq coverage but did enjoy Dickie Morris's take on it:HILLARY'S BADWILL TOUR
Here is a little background: The National Enquirer had a picture of Linda in their rag last week. She had dark brown curly hair and was pictured working at a Christmas store. The article inferred that she was down on her luck, having to take a low level job and that she had changed her appearance to hide out etc.
Well, in reality, Linda and her fiance (Dieter) own that store and Linda designs some of the ornaments etc. Her hair is different because she had breast cancer and the chemo made her hair fall out etc.
She is very happy, will be married in the Spring etc and her recent settlement allows her to resume a career with the US Government and restored her retirement bennies. She seems to be doing fine and did well in the interview. She ran circles around King and even gifted him with a Christmas ornament of her design (of the White House, lol) which he accepted graciously and stated that it would hang on the King tree. The Dems appear to be pissed...lol..
Kind of cool?
KIND of cool??
No, that's veeerry cool!
This is the coat I wore. I have it in black and white with matching trousers. It's comfortable, it fits very nicely, and it's unique.
That has a bit different meaning than if I were typing it to Monica. = )
Interesting day. I can sum it up as irrational hatred, anger and much spittle.
Temps in the 20s, wind chills in the teens, so the first order of business was to don two pair of socks and a warm Pendleton wool sweater! Then off to Pgh (drove to a suburban mall and caught the trolley downtown). Picked up a cup of liquid fortification, i.e., coffee at Au Bon Pain and then it was off to the Westin.
Freeper JeffreyH had said something about being at the Fed. Bldg. across the street, wearing a black jacket, but I saw no one by that description. In front of the Westin, however, I saw a couple hundred protesters - the "stand up for steel" crowd and the great unwashed. Yep, the anti-war, anti-Bush, anti-imperialism, anti-capitalism, anti-American, anti-anti-perspirant crowd. Some wore Dean or Kucinich stickers.
Well, says I to myself, I guess I shall be an island of sanity, so I whipped out my "God Bless Pres. Bush and Our Troops" poster (without spilling my coffee). After a few moments, I realized someone about 20 yards away had a similar sign - could it be freepers?
No, I never did find any other freepers, but it was the collegiate Republicans from Duquesne and Pitt universities. Oh joy, what a nice bunch (about 10-12) of kids!
We stood together over the next two hours putting up with the screaming of the anti-Bushies. And boy oh boy, were there some lulus. One guy, about 60 with a hideous toupee, kept swearing at us, calling us names, telling us we were ugly, etc. When he pushed at one of my companion's signs, I told him he had just assaulted the young man, and to back off. After a while, I asked if he was unable to express a thought without profanity, so he rephrased his previous comment without the f-bombs. He was so overwrought, spittle was flying from his mouth. Yuck.
Another lefty whackjob kept trying to blame Bush for poverty. He kept saying, "What about West Virginia?" I said, "What about it, I live there." He demanded to know whether I had been to Bluefield, because the coal mines were closing and everyone was poor. (News to me) He also spewed spittle on me. I told him West Virginians had lived in poverty since FDR days, and not a single Democrat president ever had done anything for us, so why was he blaming Bush for not fixing the problems created by Roosevelt, Clinton, et al.? He didn't exactly answer that.
The kids from DU and Pitt were amazed at the anger, irrational hatred and absolute inability to discuss the issues rationally on the part of the leftists. We were all laughing, joking and enjoying each other's company; the anti-Bushies were screaming and spitting, their faces twisted and distorted with rage.
Another older guy started yelling at my collegiate companions about Iraq. To the young men - and even to me - he screamed, "Why aren't you in Vietnam?" We all looked at him and said, "Huh?" He tried again. "I mean Iraq, if you support the war why aren't you there?" I finally told him that I'd go if I could, but the Army isn't taking old women like me.
At one point, some yahoo tried to knock down the barricades. The cops chased him down and arrested him. The anti-U.S. crowd, having the attention span of fleas, went scurrying off in that direction to scream at the cops, while the conservatives remained in front of the hotel and laughed.
Oh yes, there also were three hideously unattractive young women doing anti-Bush "cheers," most of which cannot be repeated in polite company (but I will anyway, as we are friends), e.g., "Bush is a stupid f***" and "Bush gives p***y a bad name." Well, I never said they were intelligent cheers.
If I can think of anything else, I'll add it later. After two hours in the blustery cold, I was frozen, so I headed back to the T-station, thence to the shopping mall, where my mother met me and we did a little Christmas shopping.
And now we finally know what the term "spitting mad" means. Heheh.
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