Look what I found.

[Everose]

http://www.rightwingnews.com/quotes/demsonwmds.php

[BigBank_Hank]

I’m glad that’s you and not me posting an article like that.

[vidcc]

i don't think bush did lie. i believe he was totally convinced without a doubt about Iraq way before he was president.... but i do think he has done much to cover the truth as it has been revealed

[ahctlucabbuS]

Here are just a few examples that prove that the Bush administration didn't lie about weapons of mass destruction...

So how does quoting some prominent democrats prove the Bush administration didn't lie about WMD?

[Everose]

Well, I don't know, Vid. After reading these quotes, I don't think he is the only one good at covering up the truth, do you?

[Busyman]

http://www.rightwingnews.com/quotes/demsonwmds.php

Excellent site.

It's amazing that they all (along with Bush) have been proven wrong.

It seems the sanctions were working but seemed to be weakening.

Ultimately strengthening the sanctions were the best route not war.

[Everose]

Excellent site.

It's amazing that they all (along with Bush) have been proven wrong.

It seems the sanctions were working but seemed to be weakening.

Ultimately strengthening the sanctions were the best route not war.

If we are examing issues, it is best to get a wide variety of viewpoints, don't you think, Busyman?

I do not condone the war. There has got to be a better way. On the other hand, how long do you go with sanctions that were working, but weakening?

Lots of things to think about.

[Everose]

So how does quoting some prominent democrats prove the Bush administration didn't lie about WMD?

I am not even going to try to defend Bush here. But if he is to be thrown in the wastebasket, it sure looks to me like he ought to have a lot of company.

[Busyman]

If we are examing issues, it is best to get a wide variety of viewpoints, don't you think, Busyman?

I do not condone the war. There has got to be a better way. On the other hand, how long do you go with sanctions that were working, but weakening?

Lots of things to think about.

Not really.

If the sanctions were working all this time and...(and they were)

we just recognized they were weakening then...

change the approach to the sanctions.

Sanctions began in '91 (I think). It's now 2004. Where was the missile strike from Iraq all this time?

If sanctions weaken on every country that is ..uh..sanctioned, do we then invade their country in a prolonged war?

btw What was your first question for?
Other viewpoints are nothing new on this forum but either way thanks for the site.

[hobbes]

Not really.

If the sanctions were working all this time and...(and they were)

we just recognized they were weakening then...

change the approach to the sanctions.

Sanctions began in '91 (I think). It's now 2004. Where was the missile strike from Iraq all this time?

If sanctions weaken on every country that is ..uh..sanctioned, do we then invade their country in a prolonged war?

btw What was your first question for?

Saddam killed his own citizens as he pleased.

The sanctions only took resources from the Shia and common Iraqi citizens. These resources were focused on supporting Saddam's Sunni friends and his military.

As Rat pointed out, Iraqi's were dying left and right (100's of thousands) due to a lack of effort from Saddam to provide for his people, in combination with sanctions.

The war SAVED Iraqi lives.

I'm a bit baffled as to how Saddam, who was building palaces the entire time, was at all interested in these silly sanctions. They didn't effect him one iota.

The sanctions were imposed to induce revolution, it didn't work and wasn't going to.

Bottom line, we wanted him out, he is out.

As for missile strikes, China has never bombed us. Am I to assume they cannot? 9/11 taught us that a stitch in time saves nine. Saddam was a pretty easy stitch. China, that is another matter, but if we could disarm them, we damn sure would.