but I wasn't impressed with the words he used as they came out of his mouth. I say this because the words were the right ones, for sure.....but considering that I have a good memory, the messenger was ironically saying some very persuasive words at the beginning of this war that were the exact opposite of what he is saying now. He accused Bush of linking 9/11 to Iraq; well John Edwards did the same. He was persuading congress to act now.....and so he did as well back then.
In fact, when Edwards spoke tonight, he reminded me of exactly how I felt before this war began, and how congress let me down big time....but then, he was a big part of that......I won't forget how I felt back then, as it affects my perception of him and his words now.
The first thing Edwards said in his commercial response was that Bush tries to link 9/11 to Iraq, and we know that is wrong.
Edwards also linked 9/11 to Iraq.....
"This week, a week where we remember the sacrifice of thousands of innocent Americans made on 9-11, the choice could not be starker. Had we known that such attacks were imminent, we surely would have used every means at our disposal to prevent them and take out the plotters. We cannot wait for such a terrible event -- or, if weapons of mass destruction are used, one far worse -- to address the clear and present danger posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq." Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
US Senate floor statement: "Iraqi Dictator Must Go"
September 12, 2002
http://web.archive.org/web/20030219152335/edwards.senate.gov/press/2002/0912a-pr.html"
Fast congressional action to reinforce our resolve is more imperative, not less, in light of Saddam Hussein's recent overture to allow U.N. inspectors back into Iraq. That is a gambit we have seen before.
Congress needs to act now to make clear to our U.N. allies and to Iraq that the United States will not stand for the usual half-measures or delaying tactics.
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Iraq's destructive capacity has the potential to throw the entire Middle East into chaos, and it poses a mortal threat to our vital ally, Israel. Thousands of terrorist operatives around the world would pay anything to get their hands on Saddam Hussein's arsenal and would stop at nothing to use it against us. America must act, and
Congress must make clear to Hussein that he faces a united nation."
http://www.usembassy.it/file2002_09/alia/a2091910.htm John Edwards Op Ed in the WAPO dated 9/17/2002
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