BAD PRESS DAY FOR SENATOR DAYTON
Senator Dayton received a thrashing in today's Pioneer Press:
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Who else 'lied' about WMD?
According to Sen. Mark Dayton, Condoleezza Rice lied about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction ("Dayton puts focus on truthful dialogue," Jan. 26). Who else do you suppose "lied" about Saddam having weapons of mass destruction?
In September 2002, Sen. Edward Kennedy gave a speech at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in which he said that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and that it was imperative that he be disarmed. Sen. John Kerry spent two years telling the networks about how dangerous Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction were. Hans Blix, Jacques Chirac, Al Gore, Sens. Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton all have been quoted saying that Saddam needed to be relieved of his weapons of mass destruction. Even former President Bill Clinton said that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and used that to justify his bombing incursions into Iraq.
So if Rice was lying about the weapons of mass destruction, what does that say about the truthfulness of Dayton's Senate colleagues, as well as Chirac and former President Clinton?
I find the silence on the "lies" of Kerry, Kennedy, Lieberman, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton to be astounding given all of the coverage of Rice's supposed "lies."
CINDY WHITEHAIR
Prior Lake
Sens. Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Mark Dayton, et al should hang their heads in shame. Rice is -- and has been -- an extremely able, dedicated public servant. She is a strong advocate of a foreign policy whose underpinnings are noble, far-sighted and intent upon democratization and humane treatment of our brothers and sisters across the globe.
The tawdry politics exhibited by a handful of radical left-wingers is the same sort of obstructionist behavior that caused South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle's ignominious defeat in November. Will they never learn? The majority of Americans resent this sort of partisan nonsense.
Voters should remember these ugly histrionics by a few ideological extremists when the next election rolls around.
JEFFREY PELLETIER
Inver Grove Heights
Democrats have been accusing the Bush administration of lying about the war in Iraq. It needs to be said that simply because they disagree with the decisions made does not make the Republicans liars.
The Democrats seem to have short memories. The entire world believed that Saddam was hiding something big. The question was what were we going to do about it?
Democrats were willing to allow Saddam to skirt the rules and hand over money to the United Nations in order to keep himself in power. The Republicans felt it necessary to end 12 years of lies. Saddam's people lived in fear of rising up due to what he did to the Kurds.
Do people like Sen. Dayton really trust a murderous tyrant more than our own president?
ROB DANNENBERG
South St. Paul
Democrat hatchets went after Rice because she is their worst nightmare. A bright, forceful and qualified African-American conservative woman who may one day live at the White House, if they can't destroy her now.
JOHN CHAGNON
St. Paul
It looks like Sen. Dayton made a New Year's resolution to try to be more relevant in 2005. I've seen him in the press quite a bit lately. This begs the question: Where has he been for the past four years?
Too little, too late, Senator. Most Minnesotans already know that the "lights are on but nobody is home" with respect to your performance in the Senate.
TED TRENZELUK
Inver Grove Heights
I was dismayed to see yet another seemingly intelligent person assert that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In his Jan. 27 Letter to the Editor, Brad Nelson wrote, "WMDs existed and were used regardless of whether they exist now or not."
Using that logic, Japan, or any other country, can invade us because we have used WMDs in the past and we still actually have them.
History is not an excuse to invade a country. Admit that we were lied to and be ashamed of our president's behavior and statements before and during the "war." He has involved our country in a quagmire of which there is no easy or clean escape.
We recently lost 37 more service members in one day and earlier that week Bush asked for $80 billion more as we hit a record-breaking deficit. I commend Nelson on his stalwart support of President Bush, but wake up and smell the coffee.
AMY M. BARTHEL
Mounds View
I see that Sen. Dayton, who fled his Capitol office fearing terrorism, found the courage to call Rice a liar over weapons of mass destruction.
Everyone knows the difference between an error and a lie. There is absolutely no excuse for Dayton making this shameful and baseless charge.
I understand Rep. Mark Kennedy has started exploring a run for Dayton's Senate seat. After this performance, the 2006 election can't happen fast enough.
TIM ERLANDER
Richfield
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Who else 'lied' about WMD?
According to Sen. Mark Dayton, Condoleezza Rice lied about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction ("Dayton puts focus on truthful dialogue," Jan. 26). Who else do you suppose "lied" about Saddam having weapons of mass destruction?
In September 2002, Sen. Edward Kennedy gave a speech at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in which he said that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and that it was imperative that he be disarmed. Sen. John Kerry spent two years telling the networks about how dangerous Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction were. Hans Blix, Jacques Chirac, Al Gore, Sens. Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton all have been quoted saying that Saddam needed to be relieved of his weapons of mass destruction. Even former President Bill Clinton said that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction and used that to justify his bombing incursions into Iraq.
So if Rice was lying about the weapons of mass destruction, what does that say about the truthfulness of Dayton's Senate colleagues, as well as Chirac and former President Clinton?
I find the silence on the "lies" of Kerry, Kennedy, Lieberman, Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton to be astounding given all of the coverage of Rice's supposed "lies."
CINDY WHITEHAIR
Prior Lake
Sens. Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Mark Dayton, et al should hang their heads in shame. Rice is -- and has been -- an extremely able, dedicated public servant. She is a strong advocate of a foreign policy whose underpinnings are noble, far-sighted and intent upon democratization and humane treatment of our brothers and sisters across the globe.
The tawdry politics exhibited by a handful of radical left-wingers is the same sort of obstructionist behavior that caused South Dakota Sen. Tom Daschle's ignominious defeat in November. Will they never learn? The majority of Americans resent this sort of partisan nonsense.
Voters should remember these ugly histrionics by a few ideological extremists when the next election rolls around.
JEFFREY PELLETIER
Inver Grove Heights
Democrats have been accusing the Bush administration of lying about the war in Iraq. It needs to be said that simply because they disagree with the decisions made does not make the Republicans liars.
The Democrats seem to have short memories. The entire world believed that Saddam was hiding something big. The question was what were we going to do about it?
Democrats were willing to allow Saddam to skirt the rules and hand over money to the United Nations in order to keep himself in power. The Republicans felt it necessary to end 12 years of lies. Saddam's people lived in fear of rising up due to what he did to the Kurds.
Do people like Sen. Dayton really trust a murderous tyrant more than our own president?
ROB DANNENBERG
South St. Paul
Democrat hatchets went after Rice because she is their worst nightmare. A bright, forceful and qualified African-American conservative woman who may one day live at the White House, if they can't destroy her now.
JOHN CHAGNON
St. Paul
It looks like Sen. Dayton made a New Year's resolution to try to be more relevant in 2005. I've seen him in the press quite a bit lately. This begs the question: Where has he been for the past four years?
Too little, too late, Senator. Most Minnesotans already know that the "lights are on but nobody is home" with respect to your performance in the Senate.
TED TRENZELUK
Inver Grove Heights
I was dismayed to see yet another seemingly intelligent person assert that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. In his Jan. 27 Letter to the Editor, Brad Nelson wrote, "WMDs existed and were used regardless of whether they exist now or not."
Using that logic, Japan, or any other country, can invade us because we have used WMDs in the past and we still actually have them.
History is not an excuse to invade a country. Admit that we were lied to and be ashamed of our president's behavior and statements before and during the "war." He has involved our country in a quagmire of which there is no easy or clean escape.
We recently lost 37 more service members in one day and earlier that week Bush asked for $80 billion more as we hit a record-breaking deficit. I commend Nelson on his stalwart support of President Bush, but wake up and smell the coffee.
AMY M. BARTHEL
Mounds View
I see that Sen. Dayton, who fled his Capitol office fearing terrorism, found the courage to call Rice a liar over weapons of mass destruction.
Everyone knows the difference between an error and a lie. There is absolutely no excuse for Dayton making this shameful and baseless charge.
I understand Rep. Mark Kennedy has started exploring a run for Dayton's Senate seat. After this performance, the 2006 election can't happen fast enough.
TIM ERLANDER
Richfield
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