XPost: alt.culture.ny-upstate, ny.politics, nyc.politics 
 XPost: nyc.general 
  
 On Mon, 01 Sep 2003 16:17:53 GMT, 
  
 MiKe  wrote: 
  
 >"We should not march into Baghdad. To occupy Iraq would 
 >instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab 
 >world against us and make a broken tyrant into a latter- 
 >day Arab hero. Assigning young soldiers to a fruitless 
 >hunt for a securely entrenched dictator and condemning 
 >them to fight in what would be an unwinable urban guerilla 
 >war, it could only plunge that part of the world into ever 
 >greater instability." 
 >-George H. W. Bush in his 1998 book  "A World Transformed", 
  
  
 Damn, I forgot to add the truth, here it is.... 
  
 "The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of 
 threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, 
 ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond 
 today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be 
 emboldened tomorrow." -- Bill Clinton in 1998 
  Lying? 
  
 "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." -- Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
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