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Originally Posted by vienna

So, an adminitration that has an acknowledged "unofficial" policy of "Anything/Anyone But Clinton (the so-called "ABC" policy of the Bush White House), that publically went out of it's way to disavow and discredit anything associated with the Clinton years, is to be excused because they somehow arbitrarily decided the one thing they would believe from the Clinton administration was that Sadaam had WMDs? Rather a jejune defense, n'est pas? The way the Bush apologists disingeously try to disavow any of the failings of the Bush administration seems to give the impression that Bush did nothing in his eight years in offfice...

Oh, wait, maybe they have a point...

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An administration that began two wars can hardly be accused of doing nothing.

But maybe your confusion is because the idea of Iraq having WMD's wasn't invented by Bush and co:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 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."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998


"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998


"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998


"[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998


"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998


"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999

Sounds to me like these people thought there were WMD's in Iraq as late as 1999. Maybe they are the ones who need apologists,.... oh wait they have you.