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| Clinton Cides Current Chief |
| 2005-09-18 |
| WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton sharply criticised George W. Bush for the Iraq War and the handling of Hurricane Katrina, and voiced alarm at the swelling US budget deficit. ADVERTISEMENT Breaking with tradition under which US presidents mute criticisms of their successors, Clinton said the Bush administration had decided to invade Iraq "virtually alone and before UN inspections were completed, with no real urgency, no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction." The Iraq war diverted US attention from the war on terrorism "and undermined the support that we might have had," Bush said in an interview with an ABC's "This Week" programme. Clinton said there had been a "heroic but so far unsuccessful" effort to put together an constitution that would be universally supported in Iraq. {More at link, if you really care} |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #12 Screw U Billy Bob. |
| Posted by: Crick Elmuger1423 2005-09-18 23:37 |
| #11 ...Bush Administration had.... no evidence that there were weapons of mass destruction. Sure they did. Bill Clinton said so on December 16,1998. PRESIDENT CLINTON: Good evening. Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors. Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world. Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons. When did you chaange your mind Billy? |
| Posted by: GK 2005-09-18 23:33 |
| #10 Nothing says "Class" like the Clinton family. Can't wait to see Hillary get trounced in the '08 primaries. |
| Posted by: WhiteCollarRedneck 2005-09-18 22:31 |
| #9 Just another asstard former democrat president demonstrating what little class he has. Nothing to see here, please move along. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2005-09-18 22:09 |
| #8 Billary is smelling blood in the water, now that the rigged polls show a plurality opposed to the war. And, of course, Billary's 1998 signed authorization for regime change in Iraq meant nothing. Can we now get Momma and Pappa Bush to stop calling Billary "son"? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-18 21:41 |
| #7 Naaah, OO - he leaves that thinking to Hitlery. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-18 21:21 |
| #6 Not true, Barb. He also thinks about getting back into the White House with Hillary, I would wager. |
| Posted by: Omerens Omaigum2983 2005-09-18 20:44 |
| #5 RC - I doubt Clintoon ever spends a moment's thought on anything, except for Mr. Winky, and for how he can fool/blackmail people into forgetting/covering up his actual "legacy" and believing the fictional one he and his buddies are pushing. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-18 19:44 |
| #4 Ed, I doubt Clinton ever spends a moment's thought on that. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-18 19:02 |
| #3 I wonder how Clinton feels that by ignoring islamic terrorism for the seven years after the first World Trade Center bombing, he set up the current war we are in? |
| Posted by: ed 2005-09-18 18:59 |
| #2 Yes....so many helpers, so little time.... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-09-18 18:30 |
| #1 I believe that headline should be "Clinton Chides Current Chief", right? |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2005-09-18 18:19 |