Bush, Cheney Concede Saddam Had No WMDs

[ronnykmarshall]

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WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq (news - web sites) war debate to a new issue — whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20041007/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq_weapons_7

[Jack_Dawson]

1. "We're Sorry"

Sheeyah right.

[Kitsune]

12. It's not even a "We're sorry!"

It's an "Ooops" at best.

[Steelangel]

25. It is more likely "oh well"

[Polemonium]

45. More importantlay WE WERE WRONG

UUHH wrong war, wrong place, wrong time

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Tell this to the 1000+ US troops

that have died for Bush's lies.

[ronnykmarshall]

5. My mom just said the same thing.

[movonne]

6. And the THOUSANDS OF IRAQ'S!!!!!

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. Tens of thousands...my guess is close to 50,000 at this point in time.

[ixion]

16. how about the 10K+ Iraqis?

thousands upon thousands of people have died because of this, American's, Iraqis, Brits and others.

Thousands.

Is 'oops' good enough? I think not.

[Hobarticus]

3. But INTENT is enough? No freakin' way.

And if the media gives them a pass on that newest spin, then fuck 'em.

[graywarrior]

7. The Bush administration hypnotized sheep will still suck their asses

[Polemonium]

44. yep, never mind the international community stopped the intent

Bush intended on being a good President, didn't happen. Intent means nothing.

[myomy]

4. On the NewsHour just now, * admits there is a ÒreportÓ about no WMDs,

yadda,yadda,yadda. Not exactly admitting to the fact of no WMDs.

[Qutzupalotl]

8. Rate that puppy a 5

or we'll shoot this article. ;)

[Arioch]

10. Rated a Five...

We need to keep this stuff up on top in the public eye...

[Lorien]

11. Unfreakingbelievable

Tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis dead, over a thousand U.S. Troops dead...and NOW they blame it on ABUSING AN OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM???!!!!

WHO STILL TRUSTS OR BELIEVES THESE LYING SATANIC BASTARDS!!!?????

:mad: :mad: :mad: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

[patdem]

13. Here ya go...Surmised he wanted...from Merriam Webster::::

to imagine or infer on slight grounds

The definition of SURMISE........(my bold)!!!!!

[Carla in Ca]

14. rated 5 3.60 w/2280 votes

I am so angry right now but I can't say what I'm thinking, I'll let others say it for me. I have to calm down.
Let me just ask...do you think this will really turn the tide?

Also, for them to concede now makes me wonder if they really do have OBL somewhere just waiting to bring him out. It is the only event that could overshadow this concession.
What do you think?

[ronnykmarshall]

18. That picture is awsome.

Where was that at?

[Carla in Ca]

21. I don't know location, but the website is

<http://www.freewayblogger.com/index.htm>





Also, watch this cute 30-sec ad..be patient if it is slow. Enjoy!
<http://www.n3t.net/humor/Seriously.mpg>

[ronnykmarshall]

29. I LOVE it!

That's a classic!

[MatthewBond]

24. Agree

Yes it will. Many voters who were still undecided will hear this and see this. They will now shift their votes to John Kerry now because of this.

I agree with what you stated. But IMO, we don't have UBL at all.

[Lorien]

27. I'm as livid as you are, but I don't think this will

turn the tide. For that to happen, the press would have to show as much outrage as they did over Monica, and that won't happen with this Resident.

As far as UBL goes; October isn't over yet!

[FedUpwith Repubs]

32. I hate to agree, but

it just seems that too many people in this country will buy any b.s. this Administration comes up with and the media are so afraid that right wing talk show hosts will call them "liberal" that they'll give * and crew a pass on anything.

[Lorien]

36. Welcome to DU FedUpwith Repubs!

:hi:

[Tight_rope]

43. You are so right...Welcome to DU FedUpwith Repubs

[Carla in Ca]

38. I understand what you are saying, Jen6, but...

'the blue dress' fiasco was repugs throwing everything at him that they could, relentlessly, and most without merit.
This is real. Dead and wounded soldiers. Why can't we do the same thing by using the INTERNET. Have you noticed some editorials and talking heads getting tougher on * this week? I have.

Share your thoughts.

[Lorien]

39. The torture scandal at Abu Ghirab (sp)

was real as well. So was the Valarie Plame outing, the failures of 9/11, etc, etc. So many times I've heard on DU "This is it! BushCo is going down"! But nothing ever changes. The media masters-all seven mega-corps-want their boy in office. Our attentions will be diverted elsewhere soon enough, I'm afraid.

[Carla in Ca]

40. The difference between Clinton's blue dress and *'s red herring

is all about media, I agree. What a crying shame their profits and creature comforts are more important that our dead and wounded.

[patdem]

15. Was the mushroom over NY Condi referred to really a Shiitake

[mom cat]

17. So someone should invade us because of graft at Halliburton?

They better think twice before using graft as a rationale for killing thousands of people.

[Career Prole]

19. How stupid are repukes? Every time I think they've hit bottom they sink

to yet another new low.

"even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue — whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program.

Yoo hoo! Freeper lurkers! Picture if you will your idiot president going before the nation and saying with a straight face, "Our intelligence shows us that Saddam Hussein is abusing the oil-for-food program. We have assembled an army which is staged to attack. I feel that nothing short of war will end this rip-off. If we fail to act now, some day we will say to Saddam "Hey...where's our money?", and he will thumb his nose and say "Nyah-nyah-nyah! I spent it all on yo mama!"
As your president I cannot take that chance.
May God bless our troops, and may God bless America."

Would you be proud your son or daughter died for that noble cause?
When will you dipshits figure out you've been taken?

[Disturbed]

20. Americans have A.D.D.

None remembers the Powell performance at the UN?


The Neo Fascists have H.U.A. Syndrome.

[tibbiit]

23. excellent

"Hey...where's our money?", and he will thumb his nose and say "Nyah-nyah-nyah! I spent it all on yo mama!"
As your president I cannot take that chance.
May God bless our troops, and may God bless America."
.....
lololol

thanks for laughs
tib

[MisterP]

33. it's "and mey Gahd--cuntin-ya--to bless Amuriker"

[xxqqqzme]

37. perfectly stated!

All that is Xactly why their asses belong in front of the WORLD COURT being tried 4 crimes against humanity. Rat bastards!

[shawn703]

22. That'll go over well with the undecideds

I can't see how trying to convince the American people their children are dying over an oil-for-food program can possibly turn into a political advantage for the Republicans. They probably would have been better off if they tried to lie about it for another month.

[freemarketer]

26. But George is sorry..................

[Malva Zebrina]

28. they are criminals

there is no other way to look at it. After all the bluster, lies, spin, finally they were cornered and there is not another way out without looking like the fools they are.

I am furious over this. So many lives lost becasue of the incompetance of this regime. It is indeed, war crimes. There is NO spin that can cover up this crime. I think there will be more coming out re how they manipulated in order to get their war on.

They belong in a prison. Someone, I hope, will take on that task. It cannot be left to let them get away with the slaughter of thousands and the deaths of our troops for their greed for money and power.

[LynnTheDem]

30. And GUESS who says Saddam was abusing the UN program...

and GUESS who has the ONLY "proof" and refuses to hand any of this "proof" over to anyone...

Does AHMED "thanks suckers!" CHALABI, Iranian spy extraordinaire ring any bells???

[GHOSTDANCER]

31. Were both reported as saying " I Kid....I Kid!!"

[shraby]

35. And their remark about "mushroom clouds"

I suppose they really meant clouds of mushrooms instead of nuke weapons? The dirty dirty bastards! There is only one place for the whole bunch. A trip to the Hague..then the gallows.

[mumon]

34. Which of course they knew before hand....

Now, by that logic, we're justified in hauling Bush's ass off to prison, because,...well, we don't quite know what yet, but I'm sure if we look at the admin's files, we're sure as hell gonna find something.

Of course, if we do that, nobody's gonna get killed.

[Polemonium]

41. AKA - we lied

We lied during the State of the Union address, to the world, and to any American we could find.

Surely we will hold them accountable for months of fear mongering.

[Pithy Cherub]

42. Just concede

the election pRresident Cheney and sock puppet *. Tha't all we ask. They were practicing conceding....

[L.A.dweller]

46. Don't worry about that " October surprise"

The October surprise was a myth; legend if you will.

The Bush administration is disintegrating like their reasons for this war. Nothing can help them now. Even if Bush turned water in to wine tomorrow.

[Lorien]

47. This one needs to be sent out

to all our repug friends, family, and co-workers. They need to answer the question; "WHY do you believe these people"??!!

[DFWJock]

48. The goalpost

has been moved yet again. Ladies and gents we went to war over the oil-for-food program.

Now, watch this drive...