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| Bill Clinton on Iraq and the WMD scandal |
| 2003-07-23 |
| "And what I think -- again, I would say the most important thing is we should focus on what’s the best way to build Iraq as a democracy? How is the president going to do that and deal with continuing problems in Afghanistan and North Korea? We should be pulling for America on this. We should be pulling for the people of Iraq. We can have honest disagreements about where we go from here, and we have space now to discuss that in what I hope will be a nonpartisan and open way. But this State of the Union deal they decided to use the British intelligence. The president said it was British intelligence. Then they said on balance they shouldn’t have done it. You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president. I mean, you can’t make as many calls as you have to make without messing up once in awhile. The thing we ought to be focused on is what is the right thing to do now. That’s what I think." |
| Posted by:liberalhawk |
| #16 Clinton is right because he's in this too and so is Hillary as pointed out earlier. He bombed Iraq in '98 and insisted that there was a WMD threat. He got raked over the coals for faulty intelligence in the Sudan bombing - although the furor over that one was much more muted. |
| Posted by: Tokyo Taro 2003-7-23 10:28:57 PM |
| #15 Dan - not to put too fine a point on it, yes. I know he hurt us across the board - from military downsizing to totally mishandling the NorKs to missing some golden opportunites to ace bin Laden in his early days / daze. Some was stupidity, some was pure lazy Dem thinking (group hug and it'll all go away) and some was that he's somewhere between Tony Blair and Trotsky on the political scale. I sure don't want him back in any capacity - and that goes double for the Ice Queen. But I think what he said here happens to be right. Simple as that. If you give credit where due, at all times, it's a lot easier to get people to give you a fair hearing when you have criticism. An example is Sen John McCain - he's considered a fair man and people listen to him cuz he uses this approach. Within the Rantburg city limits it doesn't work as well as outside Rantburg, I must say. No sweat - it was just my opinion. BTW, brave Anonymous, the ratio is 1 AwDumbShit = 100 AttaBoys, or so my grandfather reckoned. |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-23 4:35:42 PM |
| #14 As much as I both loathe and distrust Slick Willie, he seems to be on the level here. We should definately applaud him when he does this sort of thing.... but keep in mind that Don's "clearing the field for Hillery in '08" seems pretty likely. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2003-7-23 2:40:10 PM |
| #13 Bubba is trying to separate himself from the dwarfs. As Dick Morris would probably say, the "Master of Triangulation" can see that the current Democratic Party path is a disaster in the making. Whether Hillary runs or not, there will not be much of a party left as the current anti-american mood turns off more and more voters. |
| Posted by: john 2003-7-23 2:34:06 PM |
| #12 Bubba is a sociopath who cannot feel empathy or guilt. He only 'fesses up when he is personally hurt and backed into a corner. Generous or magnanimous acts or statements he issues make sense when looked at in this light. Bubba makes no moves without a strategy. There is nothing from the heart; it is all calculated. And that's the fact, Jack. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-7-23 1:37:48 PM |
| #11 I say atta boy to the ex-Pres. While I am glad he is gone and think little of his presidency, I cannot pile on when he actually does the right thing. My question is, will the media discuss this? Some minor cultural flunkees leftover from the Clinton administration resigns in protest over the "looting" of the Baghdad museum and NPR and CNN do 5-part interviews. But this? Bet it gets buried in the Kobi-fest. Remember, if we just complain when he does the right thing, how will he learn to keep doing it? Positive reinforcement. Just think if we'd done this with Carter--he might not be such a loon, today. |
| Posted by: BJD (The Dignified Rant) 2003-7-23 1:05:18 PM |
| #10 Limbaugh is on this right now and I have to agree with him. This is all just ass covering on his part. It's all about Bill. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-7-23 12:50:57 PM |
| #9 we became the largest donor (tribute payer) to nkor Funny thing is, he more or less admitted it on Larry King in an interview just before the war started in Iraq. He said that the NKors only wanted money, and they're trying the same tactic now. He was also more or less supportive of the administration's position on Iraq, without actually saying it, that is. I think we're seeing a post 9-11 Bill, one that is perhaps ridden with guilt. Or he maybe he's doing the anti-Carter thing, 'cause he's actually smarter than that. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-7-23 12:28:18 PM |
| #8 Hey Bill, was that bad intelligence when we hit the Chinese embassy or aspirine factory. Hey Bill whats Bono up to. Hey Bill what color is your underwear. Hey Bill did you really jackoff in the Oval office? Did you clean up the mess or just steal the rug when you busted loose? Is it sex when you GFYS? |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-7-23 12:17:10 PM |
| #7 now bubba is concerned about nkor.....what an a-hole.. he paid tribute to a dictator because he was a spineless leader...after the 1994 accords we became the largest donor (tribute payer) to nkor - i was sickened then and i am sickened now hearing bubba even mention nkor... PD - the man does not deserve an ATTABOY --- do you really understand how harmful he was to our national security? |
| Posted by: Dan 2003-7-23 12:04:05 PM |
| #6 Here, let me pick up a Rantburg troll's tin foil cap and think in their term - Hmmmmm. * Bill is doing this to undermine even more the pathetic current field of Donk players so that Hillery will have a cleaner run for the top of the ticket in '08. * Ghad, that hurt. Anyone else want to wear that damn thing? |
| Posted by: Don 2003-7-23 11:56:07 AM |
| #5 Normal working people to Bubba: STFU! And GO AWAY. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-7-23 11:35:36 AM |
| #4 The best response is to ignore him. Withholding attention from Clinton is the cruelest cut to him. |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-7-23 11:24:10 AM |
| #3 Is the ratio still one AW Shit to a thousand Attaboys? Dorf |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-7-23 11:21:57 AM |
| #2 The quickest way to gain forgiveness for yourself is to be doubly generous with others... Best thing 've heard from Clinton since he left office. I hereby award One Attaboy to Wild Bill. |
| Posted by: PD 2003-7-23 11:14:37 AM |
| #1 I heard about this, and well, my first reaction was "what's in for him ?", My second was "the dems are going to be pissed at him". My ninth impression was that we was actually making an honest comment in support of the Presidency. |
| Posted by: Domingo 2003-7-23 10:11:45 AM |