Did you now that in Feb. 2001 both Powell and Rice said Saddam did not have WMDS?
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DUH!!!\nThe people who remember....know\nThe people who knew.....don't remember\nat this point....they're going to do and say whatever they want. If you want to get even, don't get mad....VOTE!\n(sometimes THAT wont even help)
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Devilduck is way out to lunch. No WMDs were found - the Kurds were gassed in 1988, when REAGAN was president. Saddam did not harbour terrorists in Northern Iraq. CLINTON imposed a no-fly zone over Northern Iraq and Saddam's writ barely ran there; it was a de facto self-governing Kurdish state. And as for 'standing up to tyrants' - what about Kim Jong Il? Bush ignored him for six years and now he (apparently) has a nuclear bomb.\n\nThe proper response to 9-11 wasn't to go and bomb anyone who's Muslim and not very nice, like Saddam, even if they have no connection with Islamic fundamentalism. It should have included demanding the Saudi royals clean up their cesspool of a country which bred terrorists or face the consequences.
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i love when ppl post quotes saying "yeah, well, your democrat buddies talked about the wmd's too!".\n\nthats right, they did. and then they found out that we were all lied to. so, when presented with new facts, they changed their minds about something, which is what reasonable ppl do. they dont just "stay the course" when they find out something they did/said was wrong. \n\ncheney is a giant douche, a walking pile of living garbage, a crooked business man, and a hypocrite. he's so old that he cant tell the difference between an 80 year old man and an oxygen deprived pigeon, and it causes him to shoot people in the face. for as long as i can remember, we've been made aware that Saddam is one of the bad guys.... then shouldnt any good american steer away from doing business with him? \n\nfunny, there are a lot of pictures of him shaking hands with saddam..... but, i guess oil can buy a nicer for you opinion any day.
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Yes there have been numerous documents and tapes released by the government implementing Saddam's regime talking about where to take the WMD's and how to lie to the UN.  I don't know where to get ahold of those documents though, I heard it on Limbaugh's radio show, try calling him he would undoubtedly know.  When I was there we found numerous empty carriers for large warheads and plenty of chemical and biological weapons.  But WMD's are not the only reason for Iraq, him supporting and paying terrorists is just like having WMD's.  There are many anti-American HUGE paintings on buildings displaying the bombing of America and many had mushroom clouds.  I believe since we told Saddam we was coming he got them out.  The terrorist network over there is crazy.  If you have any other questions email me
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Dunno -- Iraq wasn't an issue at that time.
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Mainly because people don't listen, don't remember that we didn't start this war-as in the War on Terror as a whole (Iraq had WMD's during the Iraq-Iran War and gassed the Kurds after the first Gulf War, Saddam was funding Hamas-President Bush said we were going after leaders that supported terrorism).
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If Bush lied, the all of the leading Democrats lied, as well. the Democrats had the same intelligence the President had. They came to the same conclusions. Remember these quotes?\n\n"There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated 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." \n-- Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others, Dec, 5, 2001\n\n"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." \n-- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002\n\n"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."\n-- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002\n\n"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." \n-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002\n\nThese quotes - and hundreds more - can be found with a simple Google search. AND they were verified by snopes.com.\n\nNOW, if you have been paying attention to the news the last couple of days, declassified Iraqi documents are emerging that show Iraq did, indeed, have weapons of mass destruction. The also show that Iraq had deep ties to terrorism - including al Qaeda.\n\nThe liberals will scream and yell and say that the above paragraph is lies, fabrications manufactured by the Bush Administration. But the truth is the truth. Do the research for yourself. Don't blindly believe the libs.\n\nEDIT: planksheer - I NEVER said Saddam had anything to do with 9/11. He DID, however, have ties to terrorism and to al Qaeda. Come to think of it, the ONLY references I ever hear anymore about ties between Saddam and 9/11 come from guys like you who say guys like me believe it. I am telling you, we don't. Also, do you have an answer to all of the Dems all gung ho for war and saying Saddam had WMDs based on the same intelligence that Bush had???
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Especially Michael Moore and his false documentary. For those that don't know:\n\nIraq's arsenal of weapons of mass destruction was not captured by US forces who heroically brought down Saddam Hussein's regime three years ago this week. It vanished before they arrived.\nIsraeli intelligence reported before the US-led invasion that starting in late summer 2002 Saddam's WMD arsenal was shipped by truck convoy to Syria. Recently, documents seized from Iraq after the fall of the regime were released to the public. Those documents revealed that under the direct command of former Russian prime minister and KGB boss Yevgeny Primakov, Russian Spetnaz forces oversaw the transfer of Iraq's WMD to Syria ahead of the US-led invasion. These reports have been corroborated by Saddam's Air Vice Marshall General Georges Sada.\n\nSo rather than being destroyed or secured, Saddam's WMD arsenal was simply moved from one rogue regime with intimate ties to terror organizations to another rogue regime with intimate ties to terror organizations.\n\nOf course, American Media will NOT report this, it will prove Bush right, and then they would look stupid.\n\nMichael Moore, thanks:\nFriday, 23 June 2006 \nWhen News Lies \n\n\nWHEN NEWS LIES\nMedia Complicity and The Iraq War\n\n\nBy Danny Schechter, The News Dissector\n\n\n\nA new book from Danny Schechter offers an up to date indictment of the role media played in promoting and misreporting the war on Iraq. It is an analysis of how and why the media got it wrong that pinpoints the failures of journalism and the collusion of media companies with the Bush Administration. The author of EMBEDDED: Weapons of Mass Deception (Prometheus 2003), an account of the TV coverage of the US invasion, returns with a more comprehensive, updated and insider look at the media complicity that Schechter argues "made the war possible."\n\n\n\n"Most of the anti-war movement focused on the crimes of the Bush Administration ignoring the mainstream media, its far more effective accomplice," says former network producer Danny Schechter (ABC, CNN). "The government orchestrated the war while the media marketed it. You couldn't have one without the other."\n\n\n\nWHEN NEWS LIES includes the feature -length DVD of the prize-winning film WMD (Weapons of Mass Deception). The book will also include the complete script as well as a discussion of the challenges of exposing media with media with a documentary. It chronicles the media war fought alongside the military campaign and the struggle to stand up for truth. \n\nSource(s):\nGoogle it:\n\nSaddam, WMD, Spetsnaz\n\nhttp://www.wmdthefilm.com/mambo/index.ph...
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No, they found some degraded chemical and biological weapons from the 1980's Iran - Iraq war. Saddam had enriched uranium from his reactor, but it was under seal of the UN inspectors, and had been inspected right before the invasion. In any event, this uranium was NOT weapons grade.
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I answered that in your repeated question... these are out-dated lies, after more people got involved in Iraq, no one found what your bush claimed.
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Most of them actually don't know. In fact, most of them think that Saddam was hiding WMDs and that we actually found some. You can thank Sean Hannity and the rest of the dolts at Fox News for these perversions of reality.
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Iraq's arsenal of weapons of mass destruction was not captured by US forces who heroically brought down Saddam Hussein's regime three years ago this week. It vanished before they arrived.\nIsraeli intelligence reported before the US-led invasion that starting in late summer 2002 Saddam's WMD arsenal was shipped by truck convoy to Syria. Recently, documents seized from Iraq after the fall of the regime were released to the public. Those documents revealed that under the direct command of former Russian prime minister and KGB boss Yevgeny Primakov, Russian Spetnaz forces oversaw the transfer of Iraq's WMD to Syria ahead of the US-led invasion. These reports have been corroborated by Saddam's Air Vice Marshall General Georges Sada.\n\nSo rather than being destroyed or secured, Saddam's WMD arsenal was simply moved from one rogue regime with intimate ties to terror organizations to another rogue regime with intimate ties to terror organizations.\n\nOf course, American Media will NOT report this, it will prove Bush right, and then they would look stupid.\n\nMichael Moore, thanks:\nFriday, 23 June 2006 \nWhen News Lies \n\n\nWHEN NEWS LIES\nMedia Complicity and The Iraq War\n\n\nBy Danny Schechter, The News Dissector\n\n\n\nA new book from Danny Schechter offers an up to date indictment of the role media played in promoting and misreporting the war on Iraq. It is an analysis of how and why the media got it wrong that pinpoints the failures of journalism and the collusion of media companies with the Bush Administration. The author of EMBEDDED: Weapons of Mass Deception (Prometheus 2003), an account of the TV coverage of the US invasion, returns with a more comprehensive, updated and insider look at the media complicity that Schechter argues "made the war possible."\n\n\n\n"Most of the anti-war movement focused on the crimes of the Bush Administration ignoring the mainstream media, its far more effective accomplice," says former network producer Danny Schechter (ABC, CNN). "The government orchestrated the war while the media marketed it. You couldn't have one without the other."\n\n\n\n WHEN NEWS LIES includes the feature -length DVD of the prize-winning film WMD (Weapons of Mass Deception). The book will also include the complete script as well as a discussion of the challenges of exposing media with media with a documentary. It chronicles the media war fought alongside the military campaign and the struggle to stand up for truth.
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Yes, or almost.  Colin Powell seems pretty smart, so does Rice.  People are already talking about Hillary (whom I don't want to see elected because spouses tend to be able hold considerable leverage over their significant others, she's too liberal for my tastes, I don't remember her before her husband became president, and she seems to be making political moves, not true idealogical shifts, simply to attract voters.  I don't like that.)
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Your funny....i will laugh...........wait for it..........NOW......HAHAHAHA.\n\n\nThere is no point in name calling, i just want you to stop spreading lies told to you, I want you to research better of course...you deserve better.\n\n\n'WASHINGTON - In his final word, the CIA’s top weapons inspector in Iraq said Monday that the hunt for weapons of mass destruction has “gone as far as feasible” and has found nothing, closing an investigation into the purported programs of Saddam Hussein that were used to justify the 2003 invasion."\n\nhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7634313/...\n\n\nWASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. inspectors have ended their search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq in recent weeks, a U.S. intelligence official told CNN.\n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/us/01/12/wmd.sea...\n\n\nUNITED NATIONS — A report from U.N. weapons inspectors to be released today says they now believe there were no weapons of mass destruction of any significance in Iraq after 1994, according to two U.N. diplomats who have seen the document\n\nhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/...\n\nNo weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq by the group looking for them, according to a Bush administration source who has spoken to the BBC. \n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/polit...\n\n\nFour months after Charles A. Duelfer, who led the weapons hunt in 2004, submitted an interim report to Congress that contradicted nearly every prewar assertion about Iraq made by top Bush administration officials, a senior intelligence official said the findings will stand as the ISG's final conclusions and will be published this spring. \n\nhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/art...\n\n\nAND AS A JOKE>>>>>>>\nWASHINGTON — The chief U.S. arms inspector in Iraq has found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction (search) production by Saddam Hussein's (search) regime after 1991. \n\nhttp://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,1346...\n\nLook i support goal of a stable democracy in Iraq, I sure as hell want the troops safe, but this adminstration lied, and sacrificed or troops for that lie. It is time for competent leadership.
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Some of us with brains always knew Saddam had WMD's...only a liberal bonehead would of ever believed otherwise.\n\nHmmm guess now they will have to think up some other b.s. to throw around as their idea of what a fact is lol
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Please note the first five entries were made PRIOR to President Bush becoming our president.... and then, we have Hiliary's entry!\n\n\n"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." \nPresident Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998. \n\n"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." \nPresident Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998. \n\n"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." \nMadeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998. \n\n"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." \nSandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 \n\n"[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." \nLetter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998. \n\n"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." \nSen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002 \n\nNOW THE DEMOCRATS SAY PRESIDENT BUSH LIED, THAT THERE NEVER WERE ANY WMD'S AND HE TOOK US TO WAR FOR HIS OIL BUDDIES??? Right!!! \n\nAnd now.....Reported on FoxNews 6/21/2004\n\nWASHINGTON — The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003, and more weapons of mass destruction are likely to be uncovered, two Republican lawmakers said Wednesday. \n\n"We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons," Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said in a quickly called press conference late Wednesday afternoon.\n\nReading from a declassified portion of a report by the National Ground Intelligence Center, a Defense Department intelligence unit, Santorum said: "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist."\nHe added that the report warns about the hazards that the chemical weapons could still pose to coalition troops in Iraq.\n\n"The purity of the agents inside the munitions depends on many factors, including the manufacturing process, potential additives and environmental storage conditions. While agents degrade over time, chemical warfare agents remain hazardous and potentially lethal," Santorum read from the document.\n\n"This says weapons have been discovered, more weapons exist and they state that Iraq was not a WMD-free zone, that there are continuing threats from the materials that are or may still be in Iraq," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.\n\nThe weapons are thought to be manufactured before 1991 so they would not be proof of an ongoing WMD program in the 1990s. But they do show that Saddam Hussein was lying when he said all weapons had been destroyed, and it show
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No, the comprehensive report from the CIA in October of 2004 concluded "Saddam Hussein did not possess stockpiles of illicit weapons at the time of the U.S. invasion in March 2003 and had not begun any program to produce them"\n\nAlthough WMD was one of the reasons for the coalition invasion of Iraq (It was a open question at the time of invasion if Iraq did posses WMD or was close to possessing it).  The overall reason was more for the removal of Saddam Hussein, then the specific WMD charge.  \n\nFor more information and theories to the cause of the war, check the wikipedia \n\nIn addition, it is important to note that the US was not the only country that supported the war.