When I hear all this retro-active talk of how evil the republicans were in the last eight years I often wonder if there even was a democrat party at times. However a few gentle reminders might be in order here. As can be seen from above, it would seem more than a few democrats voted with the mean old republicans on the USPA.
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.
Now this much is undisputed."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton, floor speech on A Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq. October 10, 2002
That from our current Sec. of State
In 2002, as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he stated that Saddam Hussein was "a long term threat and a short term threat to our national security" and that United States has "no choice but to eliminate the threat".[42] He also said, "I think Saddam either has to be separated from his weapons or taken out of power."
That from our current Vice President
It's an impressive achievement and in conversations with US personnel there all of them felt a genuine sense of progress after this most recent election. The feeling was that there was a great opportunity for the first time in sometime to create a national unity government that actually had some claim of legitimacy with the Iraqi people.
I had a meeting then with Ambassador Khalilzad, the US Ambassador to Iraq, who discussed the meaning of the most recent election. His belief is that there is an opportunity to create a government that unifies Shiite, Sunni and Kurd, but that it's not going to be easy. That the election in and of itself doesn't create that unity. In fact the election was largely along sectarian lines. But that hopefully there is a recognition on the part of the leadership in all these various factions that recognizes a unified Iraq is better than the alternative, regardless of how difficult it is. And overall I was impressed with the work that he was doing.
This from our President
The bottom line here is that Obama is a product of the Chicago machine and also is deeply indoctrinated in a belief system that has marxist leanings at the very least. So it's not surprising then that the label of partisan can be attached to him. In fact in a lot of way's one can make a case that this president is prehaps the most partisan president this nation has ever elected. His belief system is a principle based belief system that is built around ideals that are supported by the likes of Marx,labor union organizers, and others.
