<p>“Bill is just naturally charismatic to the bone.”</p>
<p>Reminds me a lot of Idi. The most charismatic person I ever saw was neither of them, however, but Indira Gandhi, who seemed to travel on a sun-faced palanquin.</p>
<p>“Because the mood of the country in the immediate post 9-11 aftermath made it futile (and politically suicidal) to be ag’in the war in late 2002. It’s not difficult to understand.”</p>
<p>By the time, Bush came 'round, the Dems couldn’t repudiate the (lack of) intelligence even if they’d wanted to - they’d signed on to the lies in 1998:</p>
<p>Senator Biden: </p>
<p>"An asymmetric capability of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons gives an otherwise weak country the power to intimidate and blackmail. We risk sending a dangerous signal to other would-be proliferators if we do not respond decisively to Iraq’s transgressions. [Congressional Record, 2/12/98]. </p>
<p>Senator Lieberman: </p>
<p>"Today, the threat may not be as clear to other nations of the world, but its consequences are even more devastating potentially than the real threat, than the realized pain of the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, because the damage that can be inflicted by Saddam Hussein and Iraq, under his leadership, with weapons of mass destruction is incalculable; it is enormous. . . . " [Congressional Record, 2/12/98]. </p>
<p>Senator Levin: </p>
<p>“Mr. President, Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction programs and the means to deliver them are a menace to international peace and security. They pose a threat to Iraq’s neighbors, to U.S. forces in the Gulf region, to the world’s energy supplies, and to the integrity and credibility of the United Nations Security Council. . . . The use of military force may not result in that desired result but it will serve to degrade Saddam Hussein’s ability to develop weapons of mass destruction and to threaten international peace and security. Although not as useful as inspection and destruction, it is still a worthy goal” [Congressional Record, 2/12/98]. </p>
<p>Senator Kerry: </p>
<p>"Mr. President, we have every reason to believe that Saddam Hussein will continue to do everything in his power to further develop weapons of mass destruction and the ability to deliver those weapons, and that he will use those weapons without concern or pangs of conscience if ever and whenever his own calculations persuade him it is in his interests to do so. . . . " [Congressional Record, 3/13/98.] </p>
<p>Al Gore: </p>
<p>“There should be no doubt, Saddam’s ability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction poses a grave threat to the peace of that region and the security of the world. . …” (February 1998)</p>
<p>There wasn’t an iota of evidence that Saddam either possessed, was producing, or was prepared to deliver weapons of mass destruction toward the U.S. at any time between 1992-1998. For almost five of those years, inspectors kept on saying the same thing. It was created from whole (Democratic) cloth.</p>
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