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Republicans Hindering Probe of Intelligence

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Posted by ColoradoConservative 2003-06-12 01:24 pm|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The first person that the panel should call before them is President Clinton. It was his admistration that called for Iraq to come clean on the WMDs and launched missile strikes to force (right) the issue. Second should be Congressman and Presidential wanabee Dick Gepdhart for he too told us of the 'grave dangers' of the Iraqi WMDs programs. Sean Penn should also be called as an eye witness.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 6/12/2003 1:53:14 PM|| 6/12/2003 1:53:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Right Wing News has a nice compilation of quotes(unDowdified) from other people who "hyped" the idea of WMD. Check it out.

Posted by Hodadenon 6/12/2003 2:46:15 PM|| 6/12/2003 2:46:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree, don't stop these hearings. Let the Dems incur the wrath of the American people for trying to politicize the war. Turn the tables lol

Posted by Frank G 6/12/2003 3:38:41 PM|| 6/12/2003 3:38:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The first person that the panel should call before them is President Clinton. It was his admistration that called for Iraq to come clean on the WMDs and launched missile strikes to force (right) the issue. Second should be Congressman and Presidential wanabee Dick Gepdhart for he too told us of the 'grave dangers' of the Iraqi WMDs programs. Sean Penn should also be called as an eye witness.

Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC California Chapter) 2003-06-12 13:53:14|| 2003-06-12 13:53:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Hell yes, drag Billy in and PUT HIM UNDER OATH. Then if he provably lies even *once*, jug his ass. Leavenworth in nice this time of year, I hear.

Posted by mojo 2003-06-12 14:32:29|| 2003-06-12 14:32:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Right Wing News has a nice compilation of quotes(unDowdified) from other people who "hyped" the idea of WMD. Check it out.

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-06-12 14:46:15|| 2003-06-12 14:46:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, link didn't show. Let's try again.

Right Wing News

Posted by Hodadenon 2003-06-12 14:48:43|| 2003-06-12 14:48:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The big problem with such an inspection of both the information and its implications is the habit most Dummycheats (and far too large a number of Repuglycons) have of talking when they should be keeping their mouths shut. I am constantly amazed at how our "elected representatives" have no concept of the need to protect classified information and/or the sources of that information, or the need to keep it from being spread all over the front of our newspapers.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-06-12 14:51:50|| 2003-06-12 14:51:50|| Front Page Top

#9 I agree, don't stop these hearings. Let the Dems incur the wrath of the American people for trying to politicize the war. Turn the tables lol

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-12 15:38:41|| 2003-06-12 15:38:41|| Front Page Top

#10 I think the best way to get the Democrats to hang themselves would be to stonewall them so they can continue harping on this issue well into 2004. WMD's are a losing issue for them - their base will get wound up about conspiracy theories, but no ordinary person is going to worry about being 99.99% sure about Saddam. The point is that he's gone.

We're still waiting for the other shoe to drop with respect to al Qaeda.* When that happens, the Democrats are going to get wiped out in the 2004 elections. Bush's coat-tails will be a mile long. The Democrats are playing politics in a time of war. They will be appropriately rewarded at the voting booth.

*Doesn't even have to be a WTC scale attack. A Palestinian-style suicide bomber on the New York subway during rush hour would kill 200-300 people. (200 people can fit into a single subway car - at rush hour, it gets packed).

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-06-12 16:51:30|| 2003-06-12 16:51:30|| Front Page Top

#11 best thing for the dems is probably if Dean wins the nomination, and loses big. Yeah, its bad further down the ticket, but it clears the way for the "pragmatic wing" to take over and win in 2008. Right now the lefties would like to claim the Clinton wins were a fluke, and blame losing in 2000 on Gore being too moderate. If dems nominate Joe, or Edwards and they lose - as they very well might, against an incumbent in wartime, with economy likely picking back up by fall 2004, the lefties will blame it all on the DLC.

The activists may like the left, but the elected officials hate having a leftie at the top of the ticket, since it often leads to them losing their jobs.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-06-12 17:12:14|| 2003-06-12 17:12:14|| Front Page Top

#12 LH - as a Pack member as well as VRWC member, I wish you'd keep your thoughts to yourself ;-)

Of course, you are completely right. It doesn't help the Dems that Iowa and N.H. get first votes either, especially Iowa, which competes with the rest as "most liberal nuthouse". Too much weight goes to the activists, which tend to teh extremities of the party planks

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-12 17:35:51|| 2003-06-12 17:35:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Let me see now...George Bush looked at the most dire thing that Saddam could do (give a proxie WMDs to use against us and maybe kill a million people) and decided to prevent that from happening.... yeah the democrats should push this one big time.... it is good a way as any to insure his reelection

Posted by okie 2003-06-12 22:53:59|| 2003-06-12 22:53:59|| Front Page Top

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