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Rep. McDermott in hot water for Saddam quip

By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press 12/15/2003, 7:41 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., who earned headlines across the globe last year for criticizing President Bush while in Baghdad, is enmeshed in a new controversy over remarks he made about the capture of Saddam Hussein.

In an interview Monday with a Seattle radio station, McDermott said the U.S. military could have found the former Iraqi dictator "a long time ago if they wanted."

Asked if he thought the weekend capture was timed to help Bush, McDermott chuckled and said, "Yeah. Oh, yeah."

McDermott went on to say, "There's too much by happenstance for it to be just a coincidental thing."

When interviewer Dave Ross asked again if he meant to imply the Bush administration timed the capture for political reasons, McDermott said: "I don't know that it was definitely planned on this weekend, but I know they've been in contact with people all along who knew basically where he was. It was just a matter of time till they'd find him.

"It's funny," McDermott added, "when they're having all this trouble, suddenly they have to roll out something."

State Republicans immediately condemned McDermott's remarks, saying the Seattle Democrat again was engaging in "crazy talk" about the Iraq war.

"Once again McDermott has embarrassed this state with his irresponsible ranting," GOP state Chairman Chris Vance said in a news release. "Calling on him to apologize is useless, but I call on other Democrats to let the public know if they agree with McDermott — and Howard Dean, who recently said he thought it was possible that President Bush had advance knowledge about 9/11. The voters deserve to know if the entire Democratic Party believes in these sorts of bitter, paranoid conspiracy theories."

Last year, Vance and other Republicans labeled McDermott "Baghdad Jim" for comments he made during a trip to Baghdad that President Bush "would mislead the American people" but that Saddam could be trusted.

On Monday, Democrats joined the criticism of McDermott.

"With all due respect to my colleague, that is a fantasy," Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., said of McDermott's comments. "That just is not right. ... It's one thing to criticize this administration for having done this war. I mean, that's a fair question. But to criticize them on the capture of Saddam, when it's such a big thing to our troops, is just ridiculous."

McDermott, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press, called the timing of Saddam's capture suspicious but said he was not alleging it had been intentionally delayed.

"Everything was going wrong, and they got a real Christmas gift, if you will, in that the troops did a magnificent job and found" Saddam, he said

[ClintonBeGone]

Can't they get rid of this guy? We did our part here in MI and dumped his comrad in arms, David Bonier.

[Shermy]

Asked if he thought the weekend capture was timed to help Bush, McDermott chuckled and said, "Yeah. Oh, yeah."

Help him do what?

If Saddam was found in October 2004, then he might have a point.

[Kay Soze]

As coincedental as the Dow hitting 10,000 I suppose.

[Kuksool]

Rep. Jim McDermott lives in such a wacko leftist district that his comments probably improved his approval ratings with his constituents.

[mware]

Be prepared for another of Deans, "The most interesting theory I have heard....."

[Dog Gone]

If we captured Bush on November 1, 2004, that would raise my eyebrows. The Bush Administration was not in trouble. In fact, the Rats are still reeling from the Thanksgiving visit to Baghdad.

McDermott is just an evil hateful pig.

[OldFriend]

Everything was going wrong..........wrong for the demonrats.

From here it looks like the economy is doing just fine thank you, jobs are coming back too.

All the dems are just plain insane.

[Salvation]

**"Once again McDermott has embarrassed this state with his irresponsible ranting," GOP state Chairman Chris Vance said in a news release.**

Please, Washingtonians, unelect this guy!

[mc5cents]

It's funny," McDermott added, "when they're having all this trouble, suddenly they have to roll out something."

Oh, yea. The Dow hits 10,000. The economy is on the fast track. Wow! Trouble. LOL!!!

Trouble if you're a Democrat that is. Ha Ha

[hope]

That boy's gotten too use to the Clinton years.

[Bogey78O]

What an democrathole.

[RWR8189]

Exactly, if you're going to roll out Saddam for political gains, doing it a year out from the election wouldn't be ideal.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Everything is going wrong?!!! What parallel universe is he living in?

[Paladin2]

We'll have to add Mr. McDermott (D'rat) to the following theory.

As was so well pointed out previously:

"To: WrightOnTarget The most interesting theory about Dean was that he slept with sheep at Never Land. It's only a theory and isn't proven, but it was one of the most interesting. 3 posted on 12/15/2003 6:35:06 PM EST by Mark (Treason doth never prosper, for if it prosper, NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON.)"

[Paul Atreides]

Capturing a murderous thug is hitting them hard. They go to bed at night, praying for more troops to be killed, so that they can get one of their own worthless evil cohorts in the White House.

The Democrat Party = unadulterated evil.

[chiller]

Let's buzz this one to show Rats as rats. Just like everytime Dean implies BUSH KNEW we grab a few more from the middle.

[Seeking the truth]

Just another evil Demonrat!

[CPT Clay]

Well then... get rid of Patty, at least.

[trebb]

Now I can't wait to hear what Osama Patty has to say...