16 September 2007

Senator Kennedy 27 September 2002

I have heard no persuasive evidence that Saddam is on the threshold of acquiring the nuclear weapons he has sought for more than 20 years.

And the Administration has offered no persuasive evidence that Saddam would transfer chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction to Al Qaeda or any other terrorist organization.

War with Iraq before a genuine attempt at inspection and disarmament, or without genuine international support -- could swell the ranks of Al Qaeda sympathizers and trigger an escalation in terrorist acts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FhZDL9ece4&mode=related&search

http://www.commondreams.org/views02/0930-05.htm

So what is to be lost by pursuing this policy before Congress authorizes sending young Americans into another and in this case perhaps unnecessary war?

'Tis very telling how the Senator from Massachusetts got it right, and it took five years for someone to notice.