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by Bill O'Reilly
Posted Jul 27, 2004
At this point we have four independent sources that say there was no =
lying by President Bush and British Prime Minister Blair regarding =
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The 9/11 Commission, the Senate =
Intelligence Committee, Lord Butler's British investigation and Vladimir =
Putin have all stated that the WMD intelligence was faulty but the =
politicians did nothing untoward.
So what should be done with the people who accused Bush and Blair of =
intentionally lying to bring war to the world? Have you heard any of =
these folks apologize for their slander? I haven't.
And let's take the issue one step further. As you know, the 9/11 =
Commission report criticizes both President Bush and Bill Clinton for =
failing to act on the Al Qaeda danger. That's what the Richard Clarke =
controversy was all about. The former White House terrorism advisor ran =
wild in the media suggesting that Bush ignored him. Being a partisan, =
Clarke played down the fact that Clinton also failed to act on his =
advice to actively engage Bin Laden, but the 9/11 Commission filled in =
that blank.
For the sake of argument, can you imagine if President Bush had ignored =
the CIA's assertion that Saddam had anthrax and other deadly substances? =
Can you just picture what would have happened if Al Qaeda attacked =
America with deadly weapons acquired from Baghdad and Bush had rejected =
intelligence reports about WMDs? President Bush would have gone down in =
history as the incompetent of all time.
So based on intelligence, Bush had to confront Saddam and tried to work =
within the framework of the United Nations to do it. But it was obvious =
the U.N. was going to procrastinate as long as possible, just as it is =
doing now in the Sudan. While thousands of innocent people die every =
week at the hands of the brutal Khartoum regime, U.N. diplomats sit =
there and eat lunch.
What would you have done if you were Bush? You are told by U.S. and =
British intelligence that a brutal dictator had WMDs. That dictator had =
funded and supported terrorism all over the Middle East. Known =
terrorists, including Bin Laden pal al-Zarqawi, were living inside Iraq. =
And you sit there while Hans Blix runs around the desert? Come on. =
President Bush could have delayed the action and planned better for the =
aftermath but, ultimately, he had to act.
Every time I hear some extremist rant about presidential "lies" I get =
furious. These people are putting all of us in danger. Many far left =
Websites are simply out of control, spewing forth deceit and allegations =
that have no basis in fact whatsoever. Unfortunately, these people now =
have sympathy in the mainstream press and can get their libel widely =
distributed. Let me give you one example from personal experience.
In my analysis of the attack on September 11, I tried to bring all =
voices to the table. Thus I gave airtime to a young man who lost his =
father at the World Trade Center. This guy said on my TV program that =
President Bush and his father were responsible for the 3,000 deaths and =
that his own father had "allegedly" been murdered by Al Qaeda. The guy =
went on to imply that America was the true terrorist nation.
The man had no evidence to back up his claims and was dismissed by me in =
a not very gentle way. I would have given it to him worse if not for his =
widowed mother, and I said that to him on the air. The guy was and is a =
disgrace.
But not to the far left, to them he's a hero. And these people have used =
this guy time and time again as an example of someone persecuted by =
"conservatives."
It is all so dishonest and disheartening. The ultra-left fanatics will =
pretty much say and do anything to destroy those with whom they =
disagree. These people are hurting all Americans by obstructing the true =
terrorist danger we are facing today.
The lesson here is simple. Bush and Blair did not lie. And it far past =
time that clear-thinking Americans begin holding the true liars =
accountable. Our lives may depend on it.=20
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<P>by Bill O'Reilly<BR>Posted Jul 27, 2004</P>At this point we have four =
independent sources that say there was no lying by President Bush and =
British=20
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9/11=20
Commission, the Senate Intelligence Committee, Lord Butler's British=20
investigation and Vladimir Putin have all stated that the WMD =
intelligence was=20
faulty but the politicians did nothing untoward.<BR><BR>So what should =
be done=20
with the people who accused Bush and Blair of intentionally lying to =
bring war=20
to the world? Have you heard any of these folks apologize for their =
slander? I=20
haven't.<BR><BR>And let's take the issue one step further. As you know, =
the 9/11=20
Commission report criticizes both President Bush and Bill Clinton for =
failing to=20
act on the Al Qaeda danger. That's what the Richard Clarke controversy =
was all=20
about. The former White House terrorism advisor ran wild in the media =
suggesting=20
that Bush ignored him. Being a partisan, Clarke played down the fact =
that=20
Clinton also failed to act on his advice to actively engage Bin Laden, =
but the=20
9/11 Commission filled in that blank.<BR><BR>For the sake of argument, =
can you=20
imagine if President Bush had ignored the CIA's assertion that Saddam =
had=20
anthrax and other deadly substances? Can you just picture what would =
have=20
happened if Al Qaeda attacked America with deadly weapons acquired from =
Baghdad=20
and Bush had rejected intelligence reports about WMDs? President Bush =
would have=20
gone down in history as the incompetent of all time.<BR><BR>So based on=20
intelligence, Bush had to confront Saddam and tried to work within the =
framework=20
of the United Nations to do it. But it was obvious the U.N. was going to =
procrastinate as long as possible, just as it is doing now in the Sudan. =
While=20
thousands of innocent people die every week at the hands of the brutal =
Khartoum=20
regime, U.N. diplomats sit there and eat lunch.<BR><BR>What would you =
have done=20
if you were Bush? You are told by U.S. and British intelligence that a =
brutal=20
dictator had WMDs. That dictator had funded and supported terrorism all =
over the=20
Middle East. Known terrorists, including Bin Laden pal al-Zarqawi, were =
living=20
inside Iraq. And you sit there while Hans Blix runs around the desert? =
Come on.=20
President Bush could have delayed the action and planned better for the=20
aftermath but, ultimately, he had to act.<BR><BR>Every time I hear some=20
extremist rant about presidential "lies" I get furious. These people are =
putting=20
all of us in danger. Many far left Websites are simply out of control, =
spewing=20
forth deceit and allegations that have no basis in fact whatsoever.=20
Unfortunately, these people now have sympathy in the mainstream press =
and can=20
get their libel widely distributed. Let me give you one example from =
personal=20
experience.<BR><BR>In my analysis of the attack on September 11, I tried =
to=20
bring all voices to the table. Thus I gave airtime to a young man who =
lost his=20
father at the World Trade Center. This guy said on my TV program that =
President=20
Bush and his father were responsible for the 3,000 deaths and that his =
own=20
father had "allegedly" been murdered by Al Qaeda. The guy went on to =
imply that=20
America was the true terrorist nation.<BR><BR>The man had no evidence to =
back up=20
his claims and was dismissed by me in a not very gentle way. I would =
have given=20
it to him worse if not for his widowed mother, and I said that to him on =
the=20
air. The guy was and is a disgrace.<BR><BR>But not to the far left, to =
them he's=20
a hero. And these people have used this guy time and time again as an =
example of=20
someone persecuted by "conservatives."<BR><BR>It is all so dishonest and =
disheartening. The ultra-left fanatics will pretty much say and do =
anything to=20
destroy those with whom they disagree. These people are hurting all =
Americans by=20
obstructing the true terrorist danger we are facing today.<BR><BR>The =
lesson=20
here is simple. Bush and Blair did not lie. And it far past time that=20
clear-thinking Americans begin holding the true liars accountable. Our =
lives may=20
depend on it. <BR clear=3Dall></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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