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Joe Wilson: Bush Right to Attack Iraq
NewsMax.com ^ | Dec. 4, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 12/04/2005 9:34:46 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax

Joe Wilson, Iraq war supporter?

The darling of the anti-war left may be working overtime to bring down the Bush administration for "outing" his CIA wife, but Wilson said Saturday that the White House was right to go to war over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

"There was a lot of reason to be concerned about weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Saddam Hussein," he told WABC Radio's Mark Simone. "I always thought that he probably had chemical and biological weapons and biological precursors as well."

Wilson said his primary policy difference with President Bush wasn't over Saddam's WMDs, but rather on the question of "how to construct a policy that gets to the national security issue of disarming Saddam Hussein and does so at minimum risk to other legitimate U.S. interests both in Iraq and in the region."

But aside from that, Wilson said he cheered President Bush's decision to topple the Iraqi dictator, telling Simone: "When the president went up to the U.N. and got the [war] resolution unanimously passed at the U.N., nobody applauded louder than I did."


TOPICS: Front Page News; US: California
KEYWORDS: biological; bioweapons; california; chemical; chemicalweapons; cia; cialeak; diannefeinstein; iraq; josephwilson; marksimone; spinzone; talkradio; wabc; waterboarding; wmd
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Wilson must be shopping for a new patron. I'm guessing he's setting himself up for a spot on Hillary's campaign committee and eventually her cabinet.

I bet he's aiming for Sec. of State.


81 posted on 12/04/2005 10:43:17 PM PST by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: Republican Wildcat
Who cares. He's a liar.

Oh, I don't know....makes me think, for the first time, that maybe W ~was~ incorrect/uninformed/misleading. After all, if Joe Wilson now believes it was justified....that has to cause second thoughts. [/sarcasm]

82 posted on 12/04/2005 10:48:50 PM PST by LK44-40
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To: silverleaf

OMG, too funny, TOO funny!


83 posted on 12/05/2005 3:05:59 AM PST by freema (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: freema

bttt


84 posted on 12/05/2005 5:26:11 AM PST by bmwcyle (Evolution is a myth -- Libertarians just won't evolve into Conservatives.)
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Can someone find me a link on this other than NewsMax? A direct account from Simone would be helpful. Thanks.


85 posted on 12/05/2005 5:59:37 AM PST by Hoodat ( Silly Dems)
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To: Allosaurs_r_us
*Mr Burns voice*

Excellent!

86 posted on 12/05/2005 5:59:54 AM PST by mosquitobite (As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn
I am wondering if Fitzgerald has kicked the FBI in the butt as part of the new GJ investigation. They have reopened the case...could it have been at his request? After all, he did go to Italy to interview SISMI about the source of the documents.

FBI Is Taking Another Look at Forged Prewar Intelligence

Nigergate: The FBI re-opens the case, joint investigation with SISMI

87 posted on 12/05/2005 7:00:34 AM PST by ravingnutter
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To: Fedora

Wilson was, and is, an anti-war Democrat.


88 posted on 12/05/2005 7:26:00 AM PST by popdonnelly
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Hey how about a link or transcript...I am looking like a liar myself....wheres the beef??


89 posted on 12/05/2005 10:02:04 AM PST by TShaunK
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Carl....is there a transcript of this anywhere? It wuld be helpful in debates when trying to get the dems to admit how wrong they are.


90 posted on 12/05/2005 10:54:32 AM PST by Mixer
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Does anyone know of a second source to this story...I'm getting killed at a lefty website promoting this.


91 posted on 12/05/2005 8:49:46 PM PST by TShaunK
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To: Carl/NewsMax

To Carl and others.
I wrote to Mark Simone of WABC radio and he sent me the tape of the part of the conversation where Joe Wilson said those quotes....It is true I heard the tape myself.Mark said I could use it if I wanted to.I don't know how to post a link without giving up personal info.Can someone advise?


92 posted on 12/06/2005 5:21:32 AM PST by TShaunK
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To: Republican Wildcat
"Who cares. He's a liar."


I care cause Joe is somebody's liar, he did not conjure up this whole "protect Saddam" alll by himself. Even though he now is trying to put forth the idea that he is cheering the demise of Saddam.
93 posted on 12/06/2005 5:25:40 AM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Nobody said he was stupid, just a liar.


94 posted on 12/06/2005 5:34:53 AM PST by wolfcreek
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Yeah.... this is foreshadowing. This guy knows he's in deep trouble.


95 posted on 12/06/2005 5:36:13 AM PST by kjam22
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To: Carl/NewsMax

Sounds like Joe The Mouth is trying to cover his fanny.


96 posted on 12/06/2005 5:41:17 AM PST by Redleg Duke (9/11 - "WE WILL NEVER FORGET!")
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