Holding WMD Liars Accountable!!!

[leftchick]

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2281&e=14&u=/thenation/20050117/cm_thenation/12130_1

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First off, let's be clear about the fact that there was never any credible evidence to suggest that Iraq had a serious WMD program -- let alone the "stockpiles" of already-produced weaponry that the president and his aides suggested. Twenty-three members of the Senate and 133 members of the House rejected the intensive lobbying by the administration and the pliable press for the use-of-force resolution that Bush would use as his authorization to launch a preemptive war. Among those who voted "no" were the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee (news - web sites) and key members of the Senate and House committees responsible for intelligence, armed services and foreign relations -- all of whom had followed the issue for years and saw no evidence of a threat sufficient to justify an invasion of Iraq. Former President Jimmy Carter and others with long-term knowledge of the issues involved were critical of the rush to war, as were dozens of prominent players in the nation's political, foreign service, intelligence and military elites.


So the suggestion that there was broad acceptance of the premise that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) possessed WMDs, or was deep into the process of developing them, is absurd. President Bush (news - web sites), Vice President Cheney and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) had access to the same information as those who recognized that there was not a sufficient threat to merit military action by the United States. They chose to dismiss that information, and instead to peddle as genuine a fabricated threat.


When we look at what they said, however, it is clear that some pushed the lies more aggressively than others.


To be sure, Bush said outrageous things. For instance, in February 2002, he told the admittedly gullible folks at the American Enterprise Institute, "In Iraq, a dictator is building and hiding weapons that could enable him to dominate the Middle East and intimidate the civilized world -- and we will not allow it."

[OneTwentyoNine]

1. Nope not in the US,only held accountable for a blow job...nt.

[leftchick]

2. Mr. Nichols admits as much...

but there is Condiliar...

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Don't expect Bush or Cheney appear before a Congressional committee to explain themselves anytime soon. But, conveniently, Rice will have to do so this week, as part of the process of reviewing her nomination to serve as Secretary of State. It seems as if this might be an appropriate point for Congress to begin holding the administration accountable.

[KharmaTrain]

3. Where's The World Court?

If there's a case of naked aggression, this is it...or at least worth investigating.

Just the deal this regime rushed into Iraq over UN objections should have triggered some sort of investigation...as this now falls clearly into agression vs. defensive action.

With 100,000 Iraqis now dead, 1,500 young Americans now in pine boxes and many, many more on the way, is the International community standing by since the U.S. intimidates so much, or are they just hoping we get good and bloodied?