Ladies and gentlemen, we went to war to get rid of Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction, right? Well, not exactly.
"We were not lying," said one official. "But it was just a matter of emphasis."The Bush administration felt that a new start was needed in the Middle East and that Iraq was the place to show that it is democracy — not terrorism — that offers hope.
Beyond that, the Bush administration decided it must flex muscle to show it would fight terrorism, not just here at home and not just in Afghanistan against the Taliban, but in the Middle East, where it was thriving.
The Bush administration wanted to make a statement about its determination to fight terrorism. And officials acknowledge that Saddam had all the requirements to make him, from their standpoint, the perfect target.
Makes lying about "sexual relations with that woman" pale in comparison. Clinton only lied to the American people, not the entire world. If his lies were judged to be impeachable, how about these?
Posted by Linkmeister at April 25, 2003 02:46 PMI am looking forward to our new new york to take place in the middle east :)
Posted by: actionvance at April 25, 2003 03:34 PMExactly - first it was Al-Qaeda, then Weapons of Mass Destruction, then Saddam himself and now 'Democracy' - each time the 'Memory Hole' is manipulated whereby the government know that the majority of people have a short term memory and last weeks news and opinion is forgotten. (Found your site Here by the way, didn't know where you were so thought i'd have a look!
Posted by: Andy Wright at April 25, 2003 03:43 PMAndy, that's an interesting app you found me by/through; thanks!
Posted by: Linkmeister at April 25, 2003 03:59 PM"Clinton only lied to the American people, not the entire world. If his lies were judged to be impeachable, how about these?"
Does this mean that Monica L. will be replaced by Saddam as the host for Mr. Personality????
this is soooooo sad, ain't it, Linkmeister?
Posted by: toxiclabrat at April 26, 2003 07:39 AM