bugger off!

speaking in front of a bunch of Vets today.. President Bush said the following

One of the hallmarks of a free society and what makes our
country strong is that our political leaders can discuss their
differences openly, even in times of war. When I made the decision
to remove Saddam Hussein from power, Congress approved it with
strong bipartisan support. I also recognize that some of our fellow
citizens and elected officials didn't support the liberation of
Iraq.

ok.. here's my problem

When I made the decision
to remove Saddam Hussein from power, Congress approved it with
strong bipartisan support.I also recognize that some of our fellow
citizens and elected officials didn't support the liberation of
Iraq.

Did you see the words Weapons of mass destruction anywhere there?
I was under the impression that we made the decision to go to war based on weapons of mass destruction.. it wasn't a decision to "remove saddam from power" or to "liberate iraq"
it was WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
that oh.. by the way.. saddam didn't have..
Yeah.. congress approved going to war...based on WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!!@#!@#!@#!@#!#!@#

I am so furious that the media doesn't take this speech and throttle him with it..
right there.. he says it.. he went to war to remove saddam from power.. PERIOD!

the rest of the text is below so no one will accuse me of just taking bits and pieces of it..
he also states that investigations have cleared him.. they never fully investigated it.. did they?
riddle me this.. or someone clue me in.. why did YOU think we went to war in the first place.. post your answers cause I am dyin to know if I am the only one who is confused...


Excerpts of President Bush's remarks on Iraq on Friday at the
Tobyhanna Army Depot in Tobyhanna, Penn., as transcribed by the
White House:
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One of the hallmarks of a free society and what makes our
country strong is that our political leaders can discuss their
differences openly, even in times of war. When I made the decision
to remove Saddam Hussein from power, Congress approved it with
strong bipartisan support. I also recognize that some of our fellow
citizens and elected officials didn't support the liberation of
Iraq. And that is their right, and I respect it. As president and
commander-in-chief, I accept the responsibilities, and the
criticisms, and the consequences that come with such a solemn
decision.
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While it's perfectly legitimate to criticize my decision or the
conduct of the war, it is deeply irresponsible to rewrite the
history of how that war began. Some Democrats and anti-war critics
are now claiming we manipulated the intelligence and misled the
American people about why we went to war. These critics are fully
aware that a bipartisan Senate investigation found no evidence of
political pressure to change the intelligence community's judgments
related to Iraq's weapons programs.
They also know that intelligence agencies from around the world
agreed with our assessment of Saddam Hussein. They know the United
Nations passed more than a dozen resolutions citing his development
and possession of weapons of mass destruction. And many of these
critics supported my opponent during the last election, who
explained his position to support the resolution in the Congress
this way: "When I vote to give the President of the United States
the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein,
it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass
destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our
security." That's why more than a hundred Democrats in the House
and the Senate -- who had access to the same intelligence -- voted
to support removing Saddam Hussein from power.
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The stakes in the global war on terror are too high, and the
national interest is too important, for politicians to throw out
false charges. These baseless attacks send the wrong signal to our
troops and to an enemy that is questioning America's will. As our
troops fight a ruthless enemy determined to destroy our way of
life, they deserve to know that their elected leaders who voted to
send them to war continue to stand behind them. Our troops deserve
to know that this support will remain firm when the going gets
tough. And our troops deserve to know that whatever our differences
in Washington, our will is strong, our nation is united, and we
will settle for nothing less than victory.