I've been meaning to get to this all day, but please note what Daschle states at the end of the latest Argus Leader story about Senator Daschle's divisive comments on the eve of the Iraq war:
The inevitability of war was the nation's prevalent mood in March 2003, and Bush had said repeatedly that he intended to use force to remove Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. But Daschle said the precise moment of Bush committing troops to battle wasn't yet known."The truth is, I didn't know that when I said it, I would be getting a call that night from the president saying that we would be going to war," Daschle said. "Had I known then what I know now, I may have found a different time to say it."
The thing is, Daschle DID know that we would be going to war when he made those statements. The whole country knew. Daschle made his divisive comments immediately AFTER it was announced that President Bush would speak to the nation that evening, and AFTER he had been summoned to the White House for a briefing. Just look at what Daschle said immediately before he made his divisive comment:
“I’m going to the White House this afternoon and I have a pretty good understanding, a pretty good idea what was I’m going to hear. I’m saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we’re now forced to war. Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn’t create the kind of diplomatic effort that was so critical for our country. But we will work and we had do all that we can to get through this crisis like we’ve gotten through so many.
Why won't the Argus Leader call Tom Daschle on this? It's completely dishonest for Daschle to say he didn't know that we would be going to war when he made his divisive comments. One more thing. Why won't the press ask Daschle WHY he thinks his comment was poorly timed?
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