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Originally Posted by rahl
I can only argue the facts.
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Perhaps for those you don't speak "Cowboy", the moderator of the 2000 Presidential Debate on foreign affairs should have asked a few follow-up questions, so after this:
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MODERATOR: People watching here tonight are very interested in Middle East policy, and they are so interested they want to base their vote on differences between the two of you as president how you would handle Middle East policy. Is there any difference?
GORE: I haven't heard a big difference in the last few exchanges.
BUSH: That's hard to tell. I think that, you know, I would hope to be able to convince people I could handle the Iraqi situation better.
MODERATOR: Saddam Hussein, you mean, get him out of there?
BUSH: I would like to, of course, and I presume this administration would as well. We don't know -- there are no inspectors now in Iraq, the coalition that was in place isn't as strong as it used to be. He is a danger. We don't want him fishing in troubled waters in the Middle East. And it's going to be hard, it's going to be important to rebuild that coalition to keep the pressure on him.
MODERATOR: You feel that is a failure of the Clinton administration?
BUSH: I do.
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CPD: 2000 Debate Transcript
Perhaps a follow up would be:
Mod: You say what Clinton was doing with the sanctions, inspections, working through the UN, and stuff is, like, a failure and you want to get "him" out of there, do you mean, like, actually remove him from power? Do you actually mean Saddam?
Bush: Yes and Yes.
Mod: Ahhh, how would you, like, do that?
Bush: After getting Congressional authority to invade Iraq, I will invade Iraq.
Mod: Do you, like, actually think Saddam is a threat.
Bush: Yes.
Mod: But, but, you have not seen the super top secrete intel reports that liberals will say you hid from them, you know the reports showing Saddam is not a threat, has no WMD, is peace loving.
Bush: What?!?
Mod: So, if you get an opportunity, you are going to invade Iraq and take Saddam out of power.
Bush: Yes.
Mod: You mean, actually do something that will cause him to no longer be in charge in Iraq?
Bush: Yes. How 'bout those Rangers?
Mod: You can't be serious, we need to tell every liberal in the world that they are not hearing this right now, and certainly not liberal Congress people who will be for the war before they are against it. La, la, la, la, la...
Bush: What?!?
Mod: You know, you can't say that you will take him out, then ask Congress to give the O.k., and actually think that they would believe you? and that you would actually, like, take him out. You mean take him out to a ball game or something, right?
Bush: What?!?
Mod: You know, they have to have a reason to not take their share of the responsibility, along with every liberal in the world. Liberals have to be victims of something.
Bush: If Saddam cooperates with the UN mandates and the inspections there won't be a problem.
Mod: Wait, wait, wait, you know he is a Middle eastern man, don't you? You, know if he complied he would be embarrassed and that we can't have that - he has to blow smoke.
Bush: What?!?
Mod: Let's move on...
Gore:...then if we don't cut carbon, the world will end by 10/12/2009,...
Mod: What?!?