Randy
I'm not sure what you expect- Daschle is from one of the more conservative
states and still denounced Bush's failures and has only apologized for the
timing of his remarks. Daschle hasn't even been a particularly strong
antiwar person-- he voted for the resolution last fall-- so what's the
point?
We do this game all the time-- ignore the two-thirds of House Dems who
voted against authorization for war, ignore Gore's denunciation of the war
leadup, downplay critical remarks on the war even from Dems who voted for
the fall resolution-- then claim, see there is no difference.
-- Nathan
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From: "Doug Henwood" <dhenwood at panix.com>
[So Nathan, can you tell us how this is anything but revolting?]
Daschle Says His Iraq Criticism of Bush Ill-Timed
Fri Mar 28, 6:52 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle
labels as ill-timed his charge that President Bush (news - web sites)
"failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war."
Daschle said in Washington on March 17: "I'm saddened, saddened that
this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced
to war." He voiced his criticism just hours before the president gave
Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) an ultimatum to leave Iraq (news -
web sites) in 48 hours or face a U.S.-led invasion.
"I don't think the timing of those comments were necessarily the
best," Daschle was quoted as telling reporters from his home state of
South Dakota on Thursday. "I had no idea when I said them what the
timing of the military operation would be." A Daschle aide on Friday
confirmed the senator's remarks.
In response to a wave of Republican criticism, Daschle said the next
day he stood by his remarks. A Daschle aide said on Friday the
senator still stands by them.
In speaking with South Dakota reporters on Thursday, Daschle saluted
Bush's execution of the war as well as the U.S. troops fighting it.
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