Since you Like Quotes So much

[Clem D]

Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction.

Dick Cheney
Speech to VFW National Convention
August 26, 2002




Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.

George W. Bush
Speech to UN General Assembly
September 12, 2002




If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world.

Ari Fleischer
Press Briefing
December 2, 2002




We know for a fact that there are weapons there.

Ari Fleischer
Press Briefing
January 9, 2003




Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.

George W. Bush
State of the Union Address
January 28, 2003




We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.

Colin Powell
Remarks to UN Security Council
February 5, 2003




We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have.

George W. Bush
Radio Address
February 8, 2003




If Iraq had disarmed itself, gotten rid of its weapons of mass destruction over the past 12 years, or over the last several months since (UN Resolution) 1441 was enacted, we would not be facing the crisis that we now have before us . . . But the suggestion that we are doing this because we want to go to every country in the Middle East and rearrange all of its pieces is not correct.

Colin Powell
Interview with Radio France International
February 28, 2003




So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad? . . . I think our judgment has to be clearly not.

Colin Powell
Remarks to UN Security Council
March 7, 2003




Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.

George W. Bush
Address to the Nation
March 17, 2003




Well, there is no question that we have evidence and information that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical particularly . . . all this will be made clear in the course of the operation, for whatever duration it takes.

Ari Fleisher
Press Briefing
March 21, 2003




There is no doubt that the regime of Saddam Hussein possesses weapons of mass destruction. And . . . as this operation continues, those weapons will be identified, found, along with the people who have produced them and who guard them.

Gen. Tommy Franks
Press Conference
March 22, 2003




I have no doubt we're going to find big stores of weapons of mass destruction.


Defense Policy Board member Kenneth Adelman
Washington Post, p. A27
March 23, 2003




One of our top objectives is to find and destroy the WMD. There are a number of sites.

Pentagon Spokeswoman Victoria Clark
Press Briefing
March 22, 2003




We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat.

Donald Rumsfeld
ABC Interview
March 30, 2003




Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U.S. forces find -- and there will be plenty.

Neocon scholar Robert Kagan
Washington Post op-ed
April 9, 2003




But make no mistake -- as I said earlier -- we have high confidence that they have weapons of mass destruction. That is what this war was about and it is about. And we have high confidence it will be found.

Ari Fleischer
Press Briefing
April 10, 2003




We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. And so we will find them.

George W. Bush
NBC Interview
April 24, 2003




There are people who in large measure have information that we need . . . so that we can track down the weapons of mass destruction in that country.

Donald Rumsfeld
Press Briefing
April 25, 2003




We'll find them. It'll be a matter of time to do so.

George W. Bush
Remarks to Reporters
May 3, 2003




I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just now.

Colin Powell
Remarks to Reporters
May 4, 2003




We never believed that we'd just tumble over weapons of mass destruction in that country.

Donald Rumsfeld
Fox News Interview
May 4, 2003




I'm not surprised if we begin to uncover the weapons program of Saddam Hussein -- because he had a weapons program.

George W. Bush
Remarks to Reporters
May 6, 2003




U.S. officials never expected that "we were going to open garages and find" weapons of mass destruction.

Condoleeza Rice
Reuters Interview
May 12, 2003




I just don't know whether it was all destroyed years ago -- I mean, there's no question that there were chemical weapons years ago -- whether they were destroyed right before the war, (or) whether they're still hidden.

Maj. Gen. David Petraeus, Commander 101st Airborne
Press Briefing
May 13, 2003




Before the war, there's no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, biological and chemical. I expected them to be found. I still expect them to be found.

Gen. Michael Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps
Interview with Reporters
May 21, 2003




Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating, I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction.

Gen. Richard Myers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
NBC Today Show interview
May 26, 2003




They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.


Donald Rumsfeld
Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations
May 27, 2003




For bureaucratic reasons, we settled on one issue, weapons of mass destruction (as justification for invading Iraq) because it was the one reason everyone could agree on.

Paul Wolfowitz
Vanity Fair interview
May 28, 2003

It was a surprise to me then ? it remains a surprise to me now ? that we have not uncovered weapons, as you say, in some of the forward dispersal sites. Believe me, it's not for lack of trying. We've been to virtually every ammunition supply point between the Kuwaiti border and Baghdad, but they're simply not there.

Lt. Gen. James Conway, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Press Interview
May 30, 2003

Do I think we're going to find something? Yeah, I kind of do, because I think there's a lot of information out there."


Maj. Gen. Keith Dayton, Defense Intelligence Agency
Press Conference
May 30, 2003

 

[djv]

Very Good. And to think those guys had the real info and still passed on chit.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

I'd say very good also--if you throw in the Dem quotes-Britian--France and everyone else it makes it unanimous doesn't it.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
perhaps the shortest thread in history would be--
name those who said they didn't have "any more" wmd's

answer--Saddam

 

[spibble spab]

These quotes would be stunning perhaps if the above people were chanting that there are no WMDs and they shouldnt overthrow saddam. The quotes from the DEMs are priceless for this reason. You say no WMDs, I say Halabja. Looking at the intel recieved by DEMs and Repubs. I'd still bet that he'd have WMD.
Wouldn't you?

 

[CHARLESMANSON]

LMAO - nice tactic Clem...ignore the liberals quotes and focus on the Republicans!!!! What a wool-puller!! :mj07: You are in denial. You aren't man enough to admit that in December 2003 President Clinton called for a REGIME CHANGE!!!!!!!!!! please explain that one!!! :scared


So it's unanimous....everyone INCLUDING Clinton, Kerry, Gore, Hillary, Kennedy, Shumer, Pelosi, Rockefeller, Berger, Albright, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Isreal, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey ALL SAID SADDAM HAD WEAPONS!!!!!


Thank you for helping to solidify my argument!!

:clap:

 

[spibble spab]

hmm never thought of it that way.

i guess your right mr skelter, IT WAS BIPARTISAN AFTER ALL
:grouphug:

thanks clem.

 

[Master Capper]

the difference between the Dems that supported the war and the administration is the fact that the administration withheld documents that would of questioned the so called facts they presented to put forth their agenda.

 

[Clem D]

. ?We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories ? And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them."George W Bush Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003


LIAR

 

[Master Capper]

?We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories ? And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them."George W Bush Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003


I think he was talking about the balsa wood plane they found that Cheney stated carried WMD's or the vans that had helium that Cheney said were mobile WMD"s

 

[CHARLESMANSON]

"The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, the security of the world."

- Bill Clinton 12-16-98

you guys want to explain that one?

 

[kosar]

I think he was talking about the balsa wood plane they found that Cheney stated carried WMD's or the vans that had helium that Cheney said were mobile WMD"s

Or perhaps it was all those open-air trucks used to haul normal shit around that were supposed to be missle launchers.

 

[spibble spab]

"The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, the security of the world."

- Bill Clinton 12-16-98

you guys want to explain that one?

is this shit written in invisible ink so kosar cant see it er something?.

Typical Liberal Kool-aid drinker.

what do you say, kosar?

 

[djv]

Clinton said that in 98. Wow!. I wonder if anything changed by 2002. Inspectors they find anything? Was there something new?
Yup that Bill might have been wrong. You think Bush will ever admit that.

 

[spibble spab]

are you asking me if the UN found WMD? are we talking about the same UN? ya know the oil for food UN? why would they use elbow grease if there palms were getting greased? im just sayin

by the way. Did you just admit clinton was wrong?

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

"the difference between the Dems that supported the war and the administration is the fact that the administration withheld documents that would of questioned the so called facts they presented to put forth their agenda."

and what documents would these be?? Please inform us?

---and I must assume since many of the quotes from Dems came in prior administration with their leader saying same--that they must have been with holding documents also??

You can't have it both ways!

 

[Master Capper]

Unfortunately, the quotes being listed are paraphrased from a much broader text

 

[StevieD]

Does anyone have any quotes from anyone in the administration explaing the aftermath of the Shock and Awe period of the war? Manson? DTB? Any of you great quote finders? How long it will take? How much it will cost? Anything? Palehose, any idea there big fella?

 

[spibble spab]

you can go on the white house sebsite and all of the press briefings are archived. I believe shock and awe was around the time Ari was doing q and a's. You will find a lot of information there. Good luck, stevie sheehan

 

[StevieD]

I didn't think so. You find so many quotes but miss those that explain how hard this war in Iraq will be before Bush lied us into war. Just seems strange. Not one of you great quote finders can find even one by a member of this administration explaining the occupation and the toll it will take on America. Gee, go figure.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Followed it closely Steve--The majored part of it "hammer and Anvil" was curtailed as Turkey would not let the 4th infantry and the 7th Armored Brigade from Britain come down from the north to meet up with 3rd infantry coming up from Kuwait. Had they been able to do so the Sunni triange would have had much different compexion. You'd have to be military to appreciate the stratagie--however it is quite easy for anyone to understand the time lines.

March 17th-2003 GW gave Saadam and Sons last effort 48 hour time line to leave--they refused.
March 20th 2003--invasion began
April 9th 2003--The fall of Badhdad and surrender of troops.

Thats 19 days--an improvement on the 35 days before fall of Kabul in Afgan. --and both countries now voting democracies.

---and Kennedy and Dean remark about "no planning" from the start--yep-- Maybe they or you would like to comment on successful planning in military engagements on their adins watch. "Peace keeping" mission in Kosovo would be only thing remotely classified as military success--unless they count using tanks to defeat women and children after 51 days at Waco a miltary victory