Why do so many people still not know that Bill Clinton told the WMD lie in 1998?

Question

“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…

“Other countries possess weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles. With Saddam, there is one big difference: He has used them. Not once, but repeatedly. Unleashing chemical weapons against Iranian troops during a decade-long war. Not only against soldiers, but against civilians, firing Scud missiles at the citizens of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Iran. And not only against a foreign enemy, but even against his own people, gassing Kurdish civilians in Northern Iraq.

”The international community had little doubt then, and I have no doubt today, that left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will use these terrible weapons again. "

Speech from the Oval Office by President William Clinton, explaining his attack on Iraq
reported by The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 16, 1998

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/clintontext121698.htm

Bill Clinton was impeached on December 19, 1998.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmwASJKCDc&feature=related

Search google video for "democrat wmd" to see all the other Democrats who insisted that Saddam had WMD, including Al Gore back in 1992.

Answer 1

Does seem a lot of people overlook the things Clinton did and said, he's at the center of all our present problems in every way.

Answer 2

That is because democrats forget to mention how the CIA actually believed there was WMDs in Iraq BEFORE Bush entered office. Chemical Facilities were found in Iraq, but none of them had the potential to create real WMDs, like the SCUD missiles of Desert Storm. They were all in "bad shape" once we arrived in 2003.



Saddam built a nuclear reactor in the 90s, Israel blew it up. So of course, it was only natural to believe Saddam had WMDs because he was able to create chemical weapons and nuclear reactors in the past. Clinton felt the same way. Some "truthers" just use this fact to spread their NWO ****.



Edit: What i'm trying to say is simple... The war wasn't for oil, but there was real evidence to SUGGEST the likelihood of WMDs in Iraq.

Answer 3

Gee, you've got a few intelligent answers here. I'll give you ten points.



However, Saddam broke the conditions of the Armistice of the First Gulf War and THAT ALONE legally justifies the subsequent invasion and elimination of Saddam.



No further icing on the cake is necessary.



As for the leadership of the UN taking bribes from the Oil For Food program, I'd like to see what your detractors say about that!

Answer 4

Yes, he did lie. While the Iraqis were in a war with Iran, America was selling arms to both Iran and Iraq. The American airforce also bombed Iran when they were defeating the Iraqis.

Answer 5

because of the fact they're politically biased. think of if this oil spill got here approximately throughout the Bush administration and Bush reacted an identical way Obama has. There could be an orgy of anti Bush sentiment everywhere in the television and the media could be exhibiting us each oily chook, lifeless fish, and out of artwork family hugging one yet another and crying alongside with emotional track and of course each hollywood leftist could come slithering out of their multi million money mansions to spew their venom at Bush and blame him in my opinion for the spill. In a nutshell, they're hypocrites.

Answer 6

Clinton had to continue the Bush 1 wars. Clinton eventually bombed Iraq 500+ times, killing countless civilians. Clinton left the embargo on Iraq - that killed as many as a million, many children - in place for months after his inauguration.



Lets not forget Clintons bombing of Serbia which resulted in no less than 200,000 civilian deaths - a convenient bombing campaign that put critical natural gas pipelines into muslim control (who are apparently better deal makers with our european buddies who quickly captured contracts with them).



Clinton also bombed 'accidentally' a chinese embassy, almost starting a major war.

Answer 7

Because Slick Willy was and still is a darling of the liberal left media corp. Had John McCain made those same assertions in '98 you can bet your bottom dollar that the liberal left would have trumpeted it all throughout the 08' election campaign.

Answer 8

Liberals have a bad habit of thinking that others forget about the things they try to sweep under the carpet.

Answer 9

Its true. It was "Wag the Dog. And people wonder why we redirect the sentiment directed AT BUSH -BY LIBERALS- TOWARDS OMABA. Is he THAT Fragile?



Yes He Is, he needs Teleprompters for 10 people, he is a Dancing Puppet...

Answer 10

at least 30% of americans cannot locate usa on a map, and THAT'S what you worry about...



many of them would not even know if he was elected 1 or 2 times...





p.s. more than 50% would certainly not be able to understand what wmd means...

Answer 11

Certain people want to believe Bush lied so he could start a war "all about oil." Therefore, they must ignore the facts you point to.

Answer 12

It was not a lie back then. The program of inspections and sanctions implemented by the Clinton administration was proven to work.

Answer 13

People have a short memory. I hope you will stay here and remind them. Good job.

Answer 14

Because liberalism is a mental disorder

Answer 15

shut your mouth, president clinton never lied

Answer 16

Right, but Clinton didn't start two un winnable wars because of it.

Answer 17

The problem is Bush didn't wait till full investigation of it before he invaded Iraq



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He bombed them and saved kosovo



the Serbians were slaughtering and raping people over there he had no other choice