JB,

While Mr. Clinton and those in his administration, and even the Congressional representatives you have quoted (I am referring to the quotes you have cited prior to 2000), all identified Hussein as a threat, and recognized that he had to be closely monitored and dealt with appropriately, Clinton saw that there was no clear or convincing case for going to war. Iraq did not pose a direct and immediate threat to us, and had not provoked or attacked us or any of his neighbors as of that point.

As for the quotes from Congressional dems after 9-11-01, those were all based on the flawed intel that the Bush administration was supplying them in his effort to build his case for waging a war that he and those in his administration (Cheny and Rumsfeld) wanted to wage before they were even in power. They trusted Bush and his administration and took the intel HE supplied them at face value.

"Reports indicate... " Bob Graham, et al. What reports? The reports the administration was supplying!

"...to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate , air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively... " Congressional letter to Bush.

The operative words are in bold.

"... Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

Again, intel reports supplied by the Bush administration.


"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

"...intelligence reports show..." Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY)

Bush successfully convinced them of his case. All that proves is that he is a good liar. He fooled them all, they believed him, and now realize they were duped.

How can you condemn THEM, for trusting and believing him in the first place, and now coming back and saying, "you lied to us, Mr. President, you did not tell us the truth."?