It seems that he's forgotten what he instructed Paul Bremer to do both during Bremer's stint as Viceroy in Iraq and shortly before pretending to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqis and leaving.Student: "Thank-you Mr. President. My question is in regards to private military contractors. Uniform Code of Military Justice does not apply to these contractors in Iraq. I asked your Secretary of Defense a couple months ago what law governs their actions.Bush: "I was going to ask him. Go ahead. [laughter] Help! [laughter]" Student: "I was hoping your answer might be a little more specific. [laughter] Mr. Rumsfeld answered that Iraq has its own domestic laws which he assumed applied to those private military contractors. However, Iraq is clearly not currently capable of enforcing its laws, much less against - over our American military contractors. I would submit to you that in this case, this is one case that privatization is not a solution. And, Mr. President, how do you propose to bring private military contractors under a system of law?"Bush: "I appreciate that very much. I wasn't kidding .... [laughter] I was going to .... I pick up the phone and say, Mr. Secretary, I've got an interesting question. [laughter] This is what delegation .... I don't mean to be dodging the question, although it's kind of convenient in this case, but never .... [laughter] I really will .... I'm going to call the Secretary and say you brought up a very valid question, and what are we doing about it? That's how I work. I'm .... thanks. [laughter]"
Thursday, July 1, 2010
VIDEO: The Irony of Truth Video 1 - Saddam's Last Interview
Saddam Hussein speaks to Dan Rather reporting for 60 Minutes.
VIDEO: Clinton to Saddam: You cannot defy the will of the world
Together, we must confront the new hazards of chemical and biological weapons and the outlaw states, terrorists, and organized criminals seeking to acquire them. Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade and much of his nation's wealth not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. The United Nations weapons inspectors have done a truly remarkable job finding and destroying more of Iraq's arsenal than was destroyed during the entire Gulf war. Now Saddam Hussein wants to stop them from completing their mission.I know I speak for everyone in this chamber, Republicans and Democrats, when I say to Saddam Hussein, "You cannot defy the will of the world," and when I say to him, "You have used weapons of mass destruction before. We are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again."
VIDEO: Clinton Orders Missile Attack (1993)
"These actions were directed against the Iraqi government, which was responsible for the assassination plot. Saddam Hussein has demonstrated repeatedly that he will resort to terrorism or aggression if left unchecked. Our intent was to target Iraq's capacity to support violence against the United States and other nations, and to deter Saddam Hussein from supporting such outlaw behavior in the future. Therefore, we directed our action against the facility associated with Iraq's support of terrorism, while making every effort to minimize the loss of innocent life."
VIDEO: G.W.Bush Declares "Freedom and Fear are at war" -Sep.20,2001
Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People