Political Quotes

“comments were made by the distinguished Senator from New Jersey saying that the intelligence was faith based. He insinuated that intelligence had been changed somehow perhaps by the administration. Let me first point out that this intelligence has been acted upon by previous administrations. I quote from President Clinton, 1998: 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. Madeline Albright, Secretary of State, February 18, 1998: Iraq is a long way from here, but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face. Sandy Berger, National Security Adviser, same day: He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has 10 times since 1983. Having said that, I think we all agree we need better intelligence.”