"A Dishonest War" (Ted Kennedy Op Ed in WaPo)

[huckleberry]

By Edward M. Kennedy
Sunday, January 18, 2004; Page B07

Of the many issues competing for attention in this new and defining year, one is of a unique order of magnitude: President Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq. The facts demonstrate how dishonest that decision was. As former Treasury secretary Paul H. O'Neill recently confirmed, the debate over military action began as soon as President Bush took office. Some felt Saddam Hussein could be contained without war.

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The events of Sept. 11, 2001, gave advocates of war the opening they needed. They tried immediately to tie Hussein to al Qaeda and the terrorist attacks. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld created an Office of Special Plans in the Pentagon to analyze the intelligence for war and bypass the traditional screening process. Vice President Cheney relied on intelligence from Iraqi exiles and put pressure on intelligence agencies to produce the desired result.

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The most fundamental decision a president ever makes is the decision to go to war. President Bush violated the trust that must exist between government and the people. If Congress and the American people had known the truth, America would never have gone to war in Iraq. No president who does that to our country deserves to be reelected.

more at -

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23717-2004Jan16.html

[pinto]

1. gotta love it, there's that "trust" word raised again in ref to shrub..n/t

[JohnyCanuck]

2. Too bad Chimpy doesn't read newspapers. He'll never see this.

And you can bet Condisleeza when she briefs him on what was in the Sunday papers will ...ahem.. "forget" to mention Ted Kennedy wrote a WP oped calling him an incompetent leader and a liar.

[pinto]

4. yeah but lots of voters will. Ted knows his speech was snipped on TV.

Wants to put his entire case out there.

[Guaranteed]

3. Marge- I think I love Ted Kennedy!

No, wait....no...yes.....yes...Ted Kennedy is the most important member of Congress today.

Witness the rebirth of the Democratic Party. BEHOLD.

[calimary]

7. Please, everyone who can, call his office on Tuesday and say THANKS!

Ted Kennedy:

Washington:

(202) 224 - 4543

Boston:

(617) 565 - 3170

OR, you can always try the TOLL FREE CAPITOL HILL SWITCHBOARD (oh, JEEZ, she's nagging about THAT again...)

1 (800) 839 - 5276

They'll transfer you, free, to anybody's office in the House and/or Senate. Just for the asking.

Let Ted Kennedy know you support him, agree with him wholeheartedly, and want him to do more! Whenever I've called his office, his staffers are always hugely appreciative. Positive reinforcement is a beautiful thing.

[0007]

5. Absolutely outstanding!

The freepers will be going through the roof. I love it!

[grytpype]

6. "Can America trust George W. Bush to tell the truth?"

That is the question we have to ask over and over.

[pinto]

8. kick...n/t

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