September 19, 2003
Ted Kennedy: Bush lied.
From CNN this morning: Kennedy's 'Texas' remark stirs GOP reaction. What Kennedy said:
There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud.
The unsurprising reply from the Republicans:
"The senator's comments reflect the tired old soft-on-defense attitude of the Democratic Party," the Republican official told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Emphasis mine. Uh huh. Looks to me more like the usual tired old soft-on-lying attitude of the Republican Party. A Kennedy aide gives aid and comfort to the Republicans by claiming that "the senator in the AP interview was trying to point out there are 'real questions' about the administration's intent in the war." Bullshit. Ted Kennedy was calling Bush and his cabal liars, plain and simple. It's true, and the message must not be soft-pedalled.
Bush lied, thousands died. And are still dying in the modern Viet Nam that is Iraq.
Just coming back from Iraq it looks like Karl Rove runs the govt behind the scenes. I too think there never was WMD present and Wolfowitz knew that. They needed some reason to have a conflict. Everyone knows that a war inflates the leaders rating.
Iraq certainly had a corrupt govt but if this was the reason war was wanted they should have said so.
VW
Well, it's certain that Rove runs Bush. I tend to think that otherwise it's a tug-of-war between Rove, Cheney and the neocon cabal.
I did like what Krugman said in the talk I just blogged about. He said, more or less, that it will be difficult for the Bushies to distract us next year with another war, because we only have three battallions uncommitted. They'll have to "find a small dog." "Maybe we can invade Granada again." (Probably not quite a direct quite, but close.)
Heh. There is that, at least.
Does George Bush really believe the American people are going to swallow this hogwash about the "Leak" as just a coincident, or just an "oops"? I think not. This is a blatant case of vindictive vengeance. AND IT IS ILLEGAL! I do hope this matter is addressed and resolved as quickly as possible, and that SOMEONE goes to prison for a long time. This behavior cannot be tolerated in our highest office.
Posted by: Carol Dickey at October 4, 2003 3:25 PM"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, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. 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. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security." -- Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002
Um, "David?" I have a little reply for you here. I think you'll choke on it.