Putting it in perspective

(In response to "Bush League" printed Jan. 28) For years now, many Liberals and Democrats have been asking for the Impeachment of George W. Bush based on his "lies" that Iraq contained weapons of mass destruction, and used this as his basis for going into the war. Recently studies have shown that the administration made hundreds of false statements on this issue, totaling a count well over 900. With our media feeding us stories like these everyday, it is no wonder President Bush's approval rating is at an all time low. However, many people fail to consider that though we have not found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq we found the plants for manufacturing, we found the experiments, and we found the room for human experimentation labs. Whether or not these weapons ever existed or have been moved to Syria or Iran or into the hands of Al-Qaeda, perhaps we will never know. Long before President Bush became our President, President Bill Clinton, Madeline Albright, and Nancy Pelosi were all quoted making references to Saddam's weapons of mass destruction. For example:

"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."

President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998

"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."

President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.

"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."

Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.

If the left wing is going to continue to call for the impeachment of George W. Bush, the right wing has yet another lie to add to the Clinton collection, possibly making the impeachment of President Clinton more reasonable to the people that think Clinton's personal life was not enough of a justification.