DoctorDoom
06-03-2007, 08:42 AM
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he doesn't regret not reading a key intelligence report before voting to authorize the war in Iraq.
"I think I had the information that was available at the time," the former North Carolina senator told The Associated Press at a campaign stop in Las Vegas. "I wish I'd voted against the war."
Edwards' campaign said Friday that he misspoke when he initially said he had read the National Intelligence Estimate before the vote. He told the AP Saturday he was well briefed by senior administration officials and read the summary of the NIE.
"I got my intelligence information from many sources," he said. "The intelligence we got was wrong."Edwards says he had all the intelligence he needed for Iraq vote (http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/jun/02/060210596.html)
This is the same Breck Girl who said:
"Saddam Hussein's regime represents a grave threat to America and our allies, including our vital ally, Israel. For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has sought weapons of mass destruction through every available means. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons. He has already used them against his neighbors and his own people, and is trying to build more. We know that he is doing everything he can to build nuclear weapons, and we know that each day he gets closer to achieving that goal... The debate over Iraq is not about politics. It is about national security. It should be clear that our national security requires Congress to send a clear message to Iraq and the world: America is united in its determination to eliminate forever the threat of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction."
-- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002
The Net never forgets, pretty boy.
"I think I had the information that was available at the time," the former North Carolina senator told The Associated Press at a campaign stop in Las Vegas. "I wish I'd voted against the war."
Edwards' campaign said Friday that he misspoke when he initially said he had read the National Intelligence Estimate before the vote. He told the AP Saturday he was well briefed by senior administration officials and read the summary of the NIE.
"I got my intelligence information from many sources," he said. "The intelligence we got was wrong."Edwards says he had all the intelligence he needed for Iraq vote (http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2007/jun/02/060210596.html)
This is the same Breck Girl who said:
"Saddam Hussein's regime represents a grave threat to America and our allies, including our vital ally, Israel. For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has sought weapons of mass destruction through every available means. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons. He has already used them against his neighbors and his own people, and is trying to build more. We know that he is doing everything he can to build nuclear weapons, and we know that each day he gets closer to achieving that goal... The debate over Iraq is not about politics. It is about national security. It should be clear that our national security requires Congress to send a clear message to Iraq and the world: America is united in its determination to eliminate forever the threat of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction."
-- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002
The Net never forgets, pretty boy.