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"smoking gun" has now been turned on themselves

Cal

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WMDs: The real scandal
By Kevin McCullough

Jun 25, 2006

By now much of the nation has finally heard the truth; George Bush never lied about weapons of mass destruction. By now most of America is realizing that the President who has been pummeled mercilessly on the fact that such weapons were missing, is deserving of public apologies from every Ted, Dick, and Harry the Senate can cough up.

If you have been living under a rock here's the short measure of it. On Wednesday of this last week, Senator Rick Santorum and Congressman Peter Hoekstra revealed to the press for the first time the declassified portion of documents demonstrating that U.S. military had uncovered a minimum of 500 weaponized munitions that could in fact be used to deliver mustard and saran gas.

Senator Santorum confirmed on my radio broadcast (hear the audio here) that these weapons were the kind used to kill 5000 Kurds by Saddam. Saddam only needed 3 of these missiles to accomplish that feat - we've uncovered 500. That's enough nerve agents to kill more than 8.3 million people - or the Island of Manhattan, or the city of Chicago.

The lying leftists who will get all of us killed if we don't remain vigilant were very slow to respond.

The New York Times who has run hundreds of stories in the last two years on the global war on terror and attempted to reiterate on their news and editorial pages that the President lied to the American people - remained completely silent on the issue the day following the discovery. The Boston Globe committed all of two paragraphs. The Washington Post five. Yet combined these newspapers used thousands of paragraphs with huge, large font headlines to say again and again that the President had lied.

When I asked Senator Santorum the real meaning of it all as it related to the American position prior to the liberation of Iraq he responded quite simply, "it meant that Secretary of State Powell told the truth when he went before the United Nations Security Council."

As I have reported previously we've had first hand knowledge that some of the weapons were removed from Iraq via outfitted 747 Jumbo and 727 jets to Damascus. General Georges Sada testified to as much on my show (hear the audio here.) But at that, there was always a suspicion that not all of the weapons had been able to be moved. I believe that the President firmly believed that they would in fact be uncovered by the respective United Nations inspection teams. But let's face it - the last U.N. Inspections team that actually found what it was looking for was immediately kicked out.

The announcement by Santorum also pointed out something else of keen importance. The declassified version of the report indicates that there are many more weapons likely to be found even yet in Iraq.

There may be perfectly legitimate reasons for waiting on the announcements of such, and even delaying the announcement weeks to months after the discovery. U.S. soldiers could be made vulnerable if the location of such stockpiles were made known to the jihadists who are composed of mostly foreign fighters in Iraq. Telegraphing in advance the knowledge of such weapon's existence might entice two sets of weapons' seekers to emerge.

It is also worth noting that none of the leftists in the United States Congress have apologized for lying to the American people. They have not offered apologies to President Bush, and to add even more pain to their misery the Senate rejected John Kerry's, "pull out of Iraq now" bill by a vote of 86 to 13.

For a season or two the left has had what they thought was the smoking gun for the President and his party - to say he lied to the American people and weapons of mass destruction was what he lied about. What they would never address is how so many foreign intelligence agencies also concluded the same thing as the U.S. based on the best available evidence at the time. Heck, even John Kerry looked at the evidence and concluded that Saddam had weapons and was a threat. Turns out - all those intel agencies, our own CIA information, the administration, and most importantly our fighting men and women are now all justified. The U.S. was right all along.

That smoking gun has now been turned on themselves. For having told the American people their own form of a lie - that WMDs did not exist, and to do so - so many times they deserve every ounce of scrutiny and request for public apology that they receive.

It is also a disgrace that the media has done no more than yawn at the story or give meager back page mention of it when they were willing to tout long and loud that the President lied - with much less evidence that he did. Their callousness to the truth, their unwillingness to correct their positions or to report the facts and their willingness to slander a commander in chief - in the midst of war time are deserving of subscribers canceling their subscriptions in mass numbers. For if one can not depend upon the information they read - then they should get their information from more reliable sources.

As an American, we should stand proud today that even though left ran the spin for a while, the truth is coming out.

And as scripture says, the TRUTH will set you free...


Kevin McCullough's first hardback title "The MuscleHead Revolution" is now available for pre-order. Kevin McCullough is heard daily in New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware on WMCA 570/970 from 2-5pm. He blogs at www.muscleheadrevolution.com.

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Tap

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Thanks for posting this Cal. The Dems have a flimsy plank they are standing on here. I never could figure out why they would set themselves up to look good if the US would fail.

Sickning.
 

Brad S

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The Democrats will privately laugh at how much mileage they got from this lie and use this success to craft another lie.

The best lie they have is "consult" some lefty ex general and say "even the generals agree with the left."
 

Red Robin

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9/11 proved to me they need to own nothing more agressive than a box cutter and a crazy islamic mindset to do us alot of damage. I could care less if they own WMD's. Their arsenal wasn't the reason we went to war. We are defending our right as a free nation. We were attacked by radical muslims and I for one wish we'd continue our actions in other countries. The battle has to be fought somewhere, I prefer it to be their place , not ours.
 

Econ101

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Red Robin said:
9/11 proved to me they need to own nothing more agressive than a box cutter and a crazy islamic mindset to do us alot of damage. I could care less if they own WMD's. Their arsenal wasn't the reason we went to war. We are defending our right as a free nation. We were attacked by radical muslims and I for one wish we'd continue our actions in other countries. The battle has to be fought somewhere, I prefer it to be their place , not ours.

You are right on that one, Red Robin.

Countries that allow refuge to terrorists are terrorist countries.

The issues brought up with WMDs and other arguments of the sales job for the war are to me like puffery.

They should not have happened in the "sales" pitch. I believe in having all the information presented truthfully however. It still wouldn't have stopped me from the purchase.

The problem is now the item "purchased" has some defects (wars almost always do). Many of the defects were the direct result of decisions by the "decider", not just inherent government bungling.

I can see why some would feel ripped off.
 

Disagreeable

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Red Robin said:
9/11 proved to me they need to own nothing more agressive than a box cutter and a crazy islamic mindset to do us alot of damage. I could care less if they own WMD's. Their arsenal wasn't the reason we went to war. We are defending our right as a free nation. We were attacked by radical muslims and I for one wish we'd continue our actions in other countries. The battle has to be fought somewhere, I prefer it to be their place , not ours.

Yes, the nonexistent "arsenal" was the reason we went to war. We did not go to war in Iraq with radical muslims. George W. Bush didn't tell Americans we were after Muslims. In fact, he specifically has said this war is not a war against the Muslim religion. He told the American people that Saddam had WMDs and would give them to terrorists to bring to America. That's the basis of Congressional approval, with backing from the marjority of Americans, for going to war in Iraq. It was a lie, pure and simple. Spin all you want, I'll do my best to stay out here on this board and point it out time after time. Though I believe most people have caught on by now that it wasn't true.
 

Disagreeable

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Brad S said:
The Democrats will privately laugh at how much mileage they got from this lie and use this success to craft another lie.

The best lie they have is "consult" some lefty ex general and say "even the generals agree with the left."

Democrats don't have to lie. George Bush's own hand picked weapons inspectors said "there are no WMDs." It's on the record. You guys are spinning, spinning, spinning. And everyone is noticing. :lol:
 

Cal

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Disagreeable said:
Brad S said:
The Democrats will privately laugh at how much mileage they got from this lie and use this success to craft another lie.

The best lie they have is "consult" some lefty ex general and say "even the generals agree with the left."

Democrats don't have to lie. George Bush's own hand picked weapons inspectors said "there are no WMDs." It's on the record. You guys are spinning, spinning, spinning. And everyone is noticing. :lol:
I'm not really sure what "classified" means to you, but looking back I can see the benefit of not helping the insurgency to know the locations and types of chemical weapons being found, as much as the mainstream press would have liked to.
 

Disagreeable

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Cal said:
Disagreeable said:
Brad S said:
The Democrats will privately laugh at how much mileage they got from this lie and use this success to craft another lie.

The best lie they have is "consult" some lefty ex general and say "even the generals agree with the left."

Democrats don't have to lie. George Bush's own hand picked weapons inspectors said "there are no WMDs." It's on the record. You guys are spinning, spinning, spinning. And everyone is noticing. :lol:

I'm not really sure what "classified" means to you, but looking back I can see the benefit of not helping the insurgency to know the locations and types of chemical weapons being found, as much as the mainstream press would have liked to.

Good spin, except for the fact Donald Rumsfeld went on television and told the American people where Saddam's WMDs were located. He was wrong, of course, there were no WMDs. But he wasn't trying to hide their location.

http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/2003/t03302003_t0330sdabcsteph.html
 

Econ101

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Disagreeable said:
Red Robin said:
9/11 proved to me they need to own nothing more agressive than a box cutter and a crazy islamic mindset to do us alot of damage. I could care less if they own WMD's. Their arsenal wasn't the reason we went to war. We are defending our right as a free nation. We were attacked by radical muslims and I for one wish we'd continue our actions in other countries. The battle has to be fought somewhere, I prefer it to be their place , not ours.

Yes, the nonexistent "arsenal" was the reason we went to war. We did not go to war in Iraq with radical muslims. George W. Bush didn't tell Americans we were after Muslims. In fact, he specifically has said this war is not a war against the Muslim religion. He told the American people that Saddam had WMDs and would give them to terrorists to bring to America. That's the basis of Congressional approval, with backing from the marjority of Americans, for going to war in Iraq. It was a lie, pure and simple. Spin all you want, I'll do my best to stay out here on this board and point it out time after time. Though I believe most people have caught on by now that it wasn't true.

The "nonexistent arsenel" was NOT the reason we went to war. We went to war because Saddam was not cooperating and shooting at our service men among other things.

The "nonexistent arsenel" was probably one of the tipping factors in the sales pitch for the war for many democrats. Bush should be held accountable for this misrepresentation as he should be held accountable for others.


The following serviceman flew over Iraq getting shot at while enforcing the no fly zone. He represents the best we have to offer in the U.S. and in the world:




Hello everyone.

This may be an update for some and a first contact for others. I’ll be out of my office for approximately two weeks and unable to access this email, I think, so if I don’t get back to you within that time, you’ll know why. Additionally, please feel free to share this with others who may be interested as I won’t have access to all my old email lists for a while.



I arrived in Kirkuk two weeks ago and have been getting spun up on my job here. Life is not bad. Three hot meals a day, if I need them. A gym and recreation center. It’s safe enough to run around the base. Had three t-storms yesterday that would rival anything in West Texas. Wildflowers galore today with a temp of mid 70F. Took a trip out in town to the Northern Oil Company today for a meeting of big wigs around here. Was interesting to say the least. It is the big oil company in the North you hear about on the news. I’m headed down to Basrah for a couple of weeks starting tomorrow. I should be reachable at my AOL address (cc’d). Randi and the kids are doing well. They’ve already been on a trip around Southern Japan. They seem to wait on my departure to do cool stuff…



I’ll relay a couple of initial impressions re: Iraq, then I’ll close. I’ve met many mid-40+ Iraqi men since being in Iraq. Some in Baghdad when I was there for a few days and many others here in Kirkuk. Almost to a man they are very cordial and to a man they are VERY thankful of what the US did and is still trying to do. The Commanding Officer of the squadron I am here as an advisor for put it this way, “I think you Americans care more for our country than most Iraqis.” The quote was in reference to how hard we work and our generous support of their infrastructure rebuilding (with $ and resources). Also, to a man, they all relate stories of family members killed by S.H. Yet, despite the past, and now present danger of threats by insurgents, they all look forward to a free and prosperous Iraq. One individual, whose story brought tears to my eyes, made this comment to end our discussion of the subject, “…but we understand the price of this freedom is blood.” It struck me, that in the purest form of the idea, that this must have been how our forefathers felt as they fought for independence and for our country’s existence in the World Wars. Hard to grasp this one. Hard to fathom in the U.S. Just wanted to relate that if any of you wondered how the individual Iraqi feels about the U.S. and its mission in Iraq. I believe it is a worthwhile cause. For those who think we’ll be out of here soon, or think we should be, I disagree. There’s one thing holding this country together. The Coalition. We are the builders of this country. We’ve steel, wood, clay and often just mud to build with, though. I pray the metal continues to surface for the Iraqi people.



Hope that’s not too deep. We had a great Easter Sonrise Service. How great to celebrate Christ’s resurrection here. Just think:

1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq.
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos cried out in Iraq.
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq.

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!).
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

17. The wise men were from Iraq.
18. Peter preached in Iraq.

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq.

Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar , and Mesopotamia The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep roots.

Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated with it than Iraq…



Kirkuk, where I am, is where Daniel spent the most of his life, as I’ve been told. Yes, the lions den and the furnace for Shadrac, Meshac and Abednego.



I’ll stop now. I’m sure you all have other things to tend to. Know that I’m thinking of and praying for you.

Semper Fidelis,

Waylan

Yet, despite the past, and now present danger of threats by insurgents, they all look forward to a free and prosperous Iraq. One individual, whose story brought tears to my eyes, made this comment to end our discussion of the subject, “…but we understand the price of this freedom is blood.” It struck me, that in the purest form of the idea, that this must have been how our forefathers felt as they fought for independence and for our country’s existence in the World Wars. Hard to grasp this one. Hard to fathom in the U.S.


It will be time to hand over Iraq to those who must fight for it soon. We can not make the mistake that our blood can be continually be substituted for the sacrifice of their blood. At some point, it must be done.

It is not about cutting and running. It is about handing over the responsiblities of governing to those who should have it and those who must sacrifice for it to become a reality.

Jesus can die for you, but you must accept him for it to do you any good.

This is an allegorical reference to the necessity for the Iraqis to accept their own responsibility. We need to stay as long as they need us but not a minute longer. It should not be so politicized. Too many lives are on the line. Many of them are ours.
 
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