Funny how the left is clinging to this question in hopes of discrediting President Bush’s administration. Funny why? Because here is a sampling of their quotes during the “Impeachment Bombings” of 1998:
President Bill Clinton said:
The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow.
Secretary of State Madeline Albright stood by her President saying:
There has never been an embargo against food and medicine. It’s just that Hussein has just not chosen to spend his money on that. Instead, he has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.
Defense Secretary William Cohen added:
The United Nations has determined that Saddam should not possess chemical or biological or nuclear weapons, and what we have is the obligation to carry out the U.N. declaration.
On the subject of UN inspections National Security Advisor Sandy Berger said:
It is ineffectual; it is not able to do its job by its own judgment. It doesn’t provide much deterrence against WMD activity.
Senator Tom Daschle agreed with the President noting:
Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.
Senator John Kerry said:
For the United States and Britain, an Iraq equipped with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons under the leadership of Saddam Hussein is a threat that almost goes without description. France, on the other hand, has long established economic and political relationships within the Arab world, and has had a different approach.
President Clinton added these prophetic words of wisdom as he warned:
This is not a time free from peril, especially as a result of the reckless acts of outlaw nations and an unholy axis of terrorists, drug traffickers and organized international criminals. We have to defend our future from these predators of the 21st century.
Maybe it’s just me, but I find these quotes an interesting study in hypocrisy…..
