By Mitt Mckenzie

Uprising in Iraq – that's the subject of today's Flasback Friday. As terrorist-backed insurgents rock the Casbah in Fallujah, I wanted to take an opportunity to list some of my favourite quotes about the evil Bush War for oil supremacy.





Number 10

"He (Hussein) will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." Sandy Berger, President Clinton's National Security Adviser, Feb 18, 1998



One man, many WMDs, using them as he may please.

Number 9



"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat-CA) Dec. 16, 1998



Little did San Francisco Socialist Nancy know that she would go on to be House Speaker under the Obama administration – second after Biden in the line of succession. Nancy Pelosi is as much responsible for the war as anybody, yet has turned her back on Iraq and the Iraqi people.





Number8

"Make no mistake: Saddam Hussein is a ruthless tyrant, and he must give up his weapons of mass destruction. We support the President in the course he has followed so far: working with Congress, working with the United Nations, insisting on strong and unfettered inspections. We must convince the world that Saddam Hussein is not America's problem alone; he is the world's problem. And we urge President Bush to stay this course for we are far stronger when we stand with other nations than when we stand alone."

Governor Gary Locke (Democrat-WA) Democratic Response to President Bush's "State of the Union" address. January 28, 2003



We go bipartisan style.

Number 7

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."

President Clinton Feb. 17, 1998



Clinton – when he wasn't screwing interns he was putting the screws on Saddam.





Number 6

“We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the US Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."

Letter to President Clinton signed by Sens. Carl Levin (Democrat-MI), Tom Daschle (Democrat-SD), John Kerry (Democrat - MA), and others Oct. 9, 1998

John Kerry backflipped on this just in time for the 2004 election. How to have no convictions, in public.

Number 5

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons." Sen. Robert Byrd (Democrat- WV), Oct. 3, 2002

Senator Byrd was a Senate majority leader for the democrats.





Number 4

"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."

Al Gore Sept. 23, 2002

An inconvenient truth for the anti-war left, perhaps.





Number 3

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years. We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction." Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002



I miss the Rockefeller oil empire

Number 2

"He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do" Representative Henry Waxman (Democratic- CA) Oct. 10, 2002



What's cooler? Violating UN resolutions not to produce weapons with chemicals, or violating a resolution not to stop Saddam, which was just nonsensical?





Number 1

"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. 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."

Sen. Hillary Clinton (Democrat- NY) Oct 10, 2002



And now she wants to be President?

If you learn anything from this trip down memory lane, it should be that there were very good reasons to go into Iraq. It was a neccesary war. But the spineless Democrats have backflipped on their initial support for the war in order to win votes from a tired public. Iraq is now falling apart without US soldiers and enduring the carnage of sectarian infighting.

And that's the point.



