Subject: Re: Senator Byrd Speech
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:46:12 +0000


David, choose your sources more carefully, because Senator Byrd is being 
completely hypocritical on this issue. Look at what he said on September 6, 
1996 concerning Clinton's UNILATERAL action against Iraq:

"To those who would doubt the necessity of the actions by the president, one 
should pose the question as to what the consequences would be in the face of 
American inaction. First, clearly, no other country would take the lead. The 
signature of the current era is such that response to aggression will not be 
taken up by other powers in the absence of American leadership, 
unfortunately. This was the case in the invasion of Kuwait. It was the case 
in Bosnia when, after several years of Western inaction in the face of 
ethnic atrocities in Bosnia, only the United States, only the United States, 
could bring about a credible, effective implementation of peace in that 
sorry part of Europe. . . . It is American leadership which is decisive to 
the peace in these regions, and I commend President Clinton for his decisive 
action. It was necessary to weaken the Iraqi leader's ability to intimidate 
his neighbors, and to make it clear that he will pay a price for his 
aggression."

>From: David <persona69-AT-comcast.net>
>
>Senator Deplores Attack on Iraq
>By THE NEW YORK TIMES
>
>ASHINGTON, March 19 - Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, the senior member of 
>the Senate, said today that he mourned the prospects for his nation at the 
>start of the war with Iraq that he has long opposed.
>
>Mr. Byrd, a Democrat first elected in 1958, said the Bush administration 
>had made the world a more dangerous place by flaunting the nation's 
>superpower status and asserting a new doctrine of pre-emption without 
>international sanction.
>
>"Today I weep for my country," Mr. Byrd, said, in his latest floor speech 
>against the war. "I have watched the events of recent months with a heavy, 
>heavy heart. No more is the image of America one of a strong yet benevolent 
>peacekeeper. The image of America has changed."
>
>Now, he said, the nation is mistrusted around the world, its intentions are 
>questioned. The administration has forgotten, he said, that the country's 
>true power lies in its ability to inspire, not intimidate.
>
>"When did we become a nation that ignores and berates our friends and calls 
>them irrelevant?" he asked. "When did we decide to risk undermining 
>international order by adopting a radical doctrinaire approach to using our 
>awesome military might?"
>
>Mr. Byrd said he would pray for the safety of American troops and innocent 
>civilians in Iraq.


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