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05-02-2003, 02:43 PM
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/5768671.htm
Daschle believes Iraq war justified
Janklow agrees with senator; Johnson wants international help to rebuild Iraq
By Scott Waltman
American News Writer
The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq should continue, but coalition forces don't need to find them to justify the war against Saddam Hussein.
That's the take of U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
"Regime change was a legitimate goal, it was accomplished and I think that's laudable in and of its own right,'' Daschle said Thursday.
''In 21 days we eliminated somebody who for 20 years has repressed and tortured his own people and posed a serious risk not only to his country, but to countries all over the world, including the United States,'' he added.
U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow, R-S.D., agreed.
"It's probably the grandest military success in the history of this country," Janklow said.
Janklow has always felt the war was justified. And as it progressed, he grew tired of those who doubted its outcome. He said Hussein supporters who went to Iraq to assist the dictator did coalition forces a favor. By doing so, they were easier to keep track of, he said.
On Wednesday, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said the United States needs to enlist the help of the international community in rebuilding Iraq.
Iraq's oil production could be key to helping pay the costs, but oil-field equipment is in poor condition and there's no agreement on who owns the oil, Johnson said.
On Thursday, Daschle applauded the Bush administration's leadership during the war.
Just before the conflict started, Daschle criticized the president's failure to find a diplomatic alternative to war. Asked if he thought that would take a toll on his chances for re-election next year, he said, "I'll let that be decided by the voters of my state."
Daschle detractors: An outside group is trying to raise $800,000 to run ads against Daschle in the months to come in large part because of his pre-war comments.
Paul Erickson of Sioux Falls, a conservative political activist, is one of the men spearheading what's being called the Daschle Accountability Project. According to the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call, he said, "Everybody hates Daschle. His negatives are through the roof."
Erickson once represented John Wayne Bobbitt, whose then-wife Lorena cut off his penis in 1993, Roll Call reported.
In 1994, Erickson booked Bobbitt on what was called the "Love Hurts" tour. "No one who has come to instant celebrity will have systematically exploited as many avenues as John Wayne Bobbitt," Erickson said at the time.
Erickson said that Daschle doesn't represent South Dakota values. Asked by Roll Call whether the state's residents will think Bobbitt's former front man does, he said, "You're missing the point."
Ahem.
hypocrisy
Hy*poc"ri*sy (h*p[o^]k"r[i^]*s[y^]), n.; pl. Hypocrisies (-s[i^]z). [OE. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, OF. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, F. hypocrisie, L. hypocrisis, fr. Gr. "ypo`krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation, outward show, fr. "ypokr`nesqai to answer on the stage, to play a part; "ypo` under + kri`nein to decide; in the middle voice, to dispute, contend. See Hypo-, and Critic.] The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness. See Politician.
[i]Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.
---Rambler.
<img border="0" src="http://se7enrfnet.homestead.com/files/captainamerica.jpg" width="300" height="100">
[i]"By the laws of this very government - whether they want to accept it or not - every American is complicit in the darkness that this country spreads across the rest of the world - simply by paying taxes." -- Inali Redpath
"That's terrorist double-talk and I, for one, am SICK of listening
Daschle believes Iraq war justified
Janklow agrees with senator; Johnson wants international help to rebuild Iraq
By Scott Waltman
American News Writer
The search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq should continue, but coalition forces don't need to find them to justify the war against Saddam Hussein.
That's the take of U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
"Regime change was a legitimate goal, it was accomplished and I think that's laudable in and of its own right,'' Daschle said Thursday.
''In 21 days we eliminated somebody who for 20 years has repressed and tortured his own people and posed a serious risk not only to his country, but to countries all over the world, including the United States,'' he added.
U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow, R-S.D., agreed.
"It's probably the grandest military success in the history of this country," Janklow said.
Janklow has always felt the war was justified. And as it progressed, he grew tired of those who doubted its outcome. He said Hussein supporters who went to Iraq to assist the dictator did coalition forces a favor. By doing so, they were easier to keep track of, he said.
On Wednesday, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said the United States needs to enlist the help of the international community in rebuilding Iraq.
Iraq's oil production could be key to helping pay the costs, but oil-field equipment is in poor condition and there's no agreement on who owns the oil, Johnson said.
On Thursday, Daschle applauded the Bush administration's leadership during the war.
Just before the conflict started, Daschle criticized the president's failure to find a diplomatic alternative to war. Asked if he thought that would take a toll on his chances for re-election next year, he said, "I'll let that be decided by the voters of my state."
Daschle detractors: An outside group is trying to raise $800,000 to run ads against Daschle in the months to come in large part because of his pre-war comments.
Paul Erickson of Sioux Falls, a conservative political activist, is one of the men spearheading what's being called the Daschle Accountability Project. According to the Capitol Hill publication Roll Call, he said, "Everybody hates Daschle. His negatives are through the roof."
Erickson once represented John Wayne Bobbitt, whose then-wife Lorena cut off his penis in 1993, Roll Call reported.
In 1994, Erickson booked Bobbitt on what was called the "Love Hurts" tour. "No one who has come to instant celebrity will have systematically exploited as many avenues as John Wayne Bobbitt," Erickson said at the time.
Erickson said that Daschle doesn't represent South Dakota values. Asked by Roll Call whether the state's residents will think Bobbitt's former front man does, he said, "You're missing the point."
Ahem.
hypocrisy
Hy*poc"ri*sy (h*p[o^]k"r[i^]*s[y^]), n.; pl. Hypocrisies (-s[i^]z). [OE. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, OF. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, F. hypocrisie, L. hypocrisis, fr. Gr. "ypo`krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation, outward show, fr. "ypokr`nesqai to answer on the stage, to play a part; "ypo` under + kri`nein to decide; in the middle voice, to dispute, contend. See Hypo-, and Critic.] The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness. See Politician.
[i]Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.
---Rambler.
<img border="0" src="http://se7enrfnet.homestead.com/files/captainamerica.jpg" width="300" height="100">
[i]"By the laws of this very government - whether they want to accept it or not - every American is complicit in the darkness that this country spreads across the rest of the world - simply by paying taxes." -- Inali Redpath
"That's terrorist double-talk and I, for one, am SICK of listening