On Jan 26, 9:03�pm, wrote:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:56:22 -0500, Eisboch wrote:
Yet most of the Democratic leadership at the time, well before Bush took
office, trusted the intel and advocated action. �You've been provided
with a partial list. �The names are very familiar.

Why didn't Big Bill do something?

Eisboch

A better question is, why are Republicans so slow? �Clinton did attack
Iraq. �On 12/16/98, he launched 200 cruise missiles at Iraq. �What was
the Republican response? �Clinton's "Wagging the Dog" to avoid dealing
with the Lewinsky matter. �Fast forward 5 years, and the Republicans are
all on board invading Iraq. �Clearly there were no political motivations
as this was a matter of national security, so one just has to assume
Republicans are slow.

Almost forgotten by so many today is the situation described by
this broadcast in November of 1998. Clinton's response to Iraq went
far beyond lobbing a few cruise missles. And you are right, the
opposition
generally refused to consider that he could have any motivation beyond
"wagging the dog".

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middl...raq_11-13.html