why did bu$h go to war ?, its Clintons fault ...

[number6]

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/1/11/115515.shtml

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But former White House official Bill Kristol, who now publishes The Weekly Standard, says that a key memo cited by the author that outlines U.S. contingency plans to topple Saddam Hussein goes back to the Clinton administration.

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LOL LOL LOL Just pathetic. :evilgrin:

[slor]

1. Ever get the feeling...

that they want to bomb Clinton's penis?

[brainshrub]

2. I agree with Mike Malloy on this issue:

They just want to touch it. They want to feel it, to stoke it with their fingers.

[kitkatrose]

17. Nah, they just want it for their own.

For who could not want the almighty Clenis as it can knock down buildings, crush entire lives, and subjugate entire populations. :evilgrin:

[stopbush]

3. Amazing! They've overturned and thrown out as much of the Clinton

legacy as possible since Day 1, but in the case of THIS memo, they were overpowered by the ghost of Clinton's presidency and FORCED to go to war!!!!

Now that I think about it, I distinctly remember shrub saying this in Jan 2001: "I want to restore honor and integrity to the White House...except for this one memo that Clinton left concerning a possible war in Iraq. We think it's immoral, but what can we do? It's from Clinton, so we HAVE to do it."

They really think we're all stupid, don't they?

[Selky]

4. This isn't a memo...

but it does show Clinton's intention to help the overthrow of Saddam's government...by signing into law H.R. 4655, the "Iraq Liberation Act of 1998."

Quote: "This Act makes clear that it is the sense of the Congress that the United States should support those elements of the Iraqi opposition that advocate a very different future for Iraq than the bitter reality of internal repression and external aggression that the current regime in Baghdad now offers."

"The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 provides additional, discretionary authorities under which my Administration can act to further the objectives I outlined above. There are, of course, other important elements of U.S. policy. These include the maintenance of U.N. Security Council support efforts to eliminate Iraq's weapons and missile programs and economic sanctions that continue to deny the regime the means to reconstitute those threats to international peace and security. United States support for the Iraqi opposition will be carried out consistent with those policy objectives as well. Similarly, U.S. support must be attuned to what the opposition can effectively make use of as it develops over time. With those observations, I sign H.R. 4655 into law."

http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/mideast/libera.htm

[CatWoman]

18. Here's the PNAC Memo to Clinton

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm

[dudeness]

5. Kristol..

the author of the infamous PNAC blueprints, now tries to cover Bushs ass by blaming Clinton??..this must be a sick joke..btw..having just recently watched Pilgers latest doco...Pilger asks Kristol if was aware that the US has hand a hand in directly or covertly overthrowing 72 governments since WWII..Kristol denies this emphatically..the guy is a neo-con clown, albiet, a dangerous one..

[Selky]

6. Statement by Al Gore...

from his address to Council on Foreign Relations. Gore seems to have changed his mind since then:

"Our most important immediate task is to continue to tear up the Al Qaeda network, and since it is present in many countries, it will be an operation, which requires new forms of sustained cooperation with other governments.

Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq.

As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table. To my way of thinking, the real question is not the principle of the thing, but of making sure that this time we will finish the matter on our terms."

http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=4343

[newyawker99]

10. Hi Selky!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Selky]

12. Thanks for the hello newyawker99!

[Timefortruth]

13. Isn't it interesting that *&Co. were committed to Clinton's view of Iraq

but disregarded every other foreign policy initiative including dealing with AQ? There was absolutely no interest in the Clinton administrations warnings about AQ until they attacked, and even then the highest priority of the administration was to get anyone connected with AQ out of the country asap.

But *&Co. accepted that single Clinton policy as their own, without questionn or deviation, blindly.

Fascinating isn't it?

[Cleita]

7. Yeah, I heard Perley Poo say the same today.

LOL. There is only so much you can blame on Clinton. We all know where the buck stops these days.

[Timefortruth]

14. The buck will always stop with Clinton as long as * is president

What is incredible is the dittos and freeps never ask themselves why if the new truth is this latest story, it just wasn't given in the first place?

I guess that would be disloyal.

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. But I thought we invaded Iraq because of 9-11?

I know 9-11 was Clinton's fault but didn't it happen after he was POTUS? I know Clinton was really smart but I didn't know he could see the future? Damn not only is his penis magic, the rest of him is too?

[governmentgoodies]

9. He went to war because...

:bounce:

...he saw "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and was determined to get the "Ark" for himself. Don't laugh...it explains a lot!

1) Since he's a Christian, he's read the Bible and found out about it. Then he saw it in the movie and since Steven Spielberg is Jewish he MUST know what he's talking about!

2) The reason the right wing controlled media (Drudge, etal.) has been trying to suppress Moveon.org's commercials that link Bush to Nazism because such commercials would invariably lead to embarrassing questions about his probe into Hitler's research about the Ark.

3) He really does have Osama Bin Laden held captive somewhere in Afghanistan to trot out in case his reelection bid appears to be threatened by Dean (Remember, he only has a limited time to find the Ark!). Madeline Albright's no kook!

4) The oil is great bonus cookies because it gets political favors/contributions from Halliburton, etal. that will be needed to fund his campaigns. That's why he chose Cheney as Veep who is very well connected in the oil arena.

5) His sources told him that the Ark is NOT in Korea. That's why the administration is ignoring Kim Jong Il (and don't forget Monrovia...it wasn't until Dean stepped in that administration sent "military advisors").

6) It explains why he's been planning the invasion of Iraq from the moment he set foot in the White House.

7) The lie about WMD's is actually about the Ark! He was afraid that Saddam Hussein had the Ark and was going to use it against him. Of course, Saddam had no such thing and we're left to foot the bill.

8) He had also heard the rumor that Saddam Hussein had the philosopher's stone (Saddam was thought to be immortal by some Iraqis. See also Harry Potter, vol.1) and was immortal. Bush wanted it for himself so that he could live forever on earth with the power of the Ark! Click here to see Bush on that power trip.

9) If he doesn't find it in Iraq, he'll hit other targets around the Middle East in order to follow leads of its whereabouts. We all know he'll hit Iran, Pakistan, or Syria next.

10) The "war on terrorism" will continue unabated through his next term so he can crack down on dissenting opinions. More detainees will be held without legal counsel and questioned about the Ark.

11) Former Treasury Secretary O'Neill's comments point to Bush's monomania (he's after the Ark, remember?): "blind man in a roomful of deaf people." "O'Neill Calls Bush a Disengaged President."

I think I've uncovered Bush's plan...the method to his madness! The reason we went to war in the Middle East!

gg

[newyawker99]

11. Hi governmentgoodies!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[governmentgoodies]

19. Thanks, newyawker99!

:party:

Woohoo!

gg

[Timefortruth]

15. Wow that's some deep shit.

Here I thought it all had to do with an insane new foreign policy imitative known as preemption, as described by the policy makers in the mission statement of the PNAC.

You mean that believing what they say and publish isn't enough?

And it's the Lost Arc, how about that?

[governmentgoodies]

16. Deep sh!t

:think:

Well, Timefortruth, you've got to admit that the facts eerily fit together! I assert that Bush is just neo-conservative, zealous, and right wing enough to go for it. Just think what awesome power it would hold for him! Why, he could establish a Right Wing Paradise on Earth and destroy his enemies (which are legion).

I only hope Dean can stop his twisted plan before it comes to fruition.

gg

[camero]

20. Correction: Clinton's penis

Yeah, that's it. :)