Political Quotes

“There are those who say the President was totally focused on Iraq and he was unaware of the dangers of al-Qaida. Well, that is just totally false. Was he focused on a regime change in Iraq? Did Mr. O'Neill say he was focused on a regime change in Iraq? Perhaps. If so, it was because this Congress in 1998 passed a very strong resolution warning about the dangers of Iraq and saying its weapons of mass destruction--which had not been accounted for, and particularly after the U.N. had been moved out--posed a great danger and that we should pursue a policy of regime change. This was stated. This was the policy of the Clinton administration, clearly stated by President Clinton; Secretary Albright; Secretary Cohen; his National Security Adviser, Sandy Berger. Well, when you go beyond that, it is not unusual the new administration would have that as a top concern. But to say they did not have a plan, they were not concerned about al-Qaida, has absolutely nothing to do with reality.”