Senator Joseph Biden wants you to forget his history as a pro-Bush, pro-war Democrat. So, he’s attacking other Democrats who had more courage than he did back in 2002 and 2003. “You didn’t hear any one of them get in this debate at all until they announced for President,” Biden says.
Oh really? Barack Obama didn’t have a position on the Iraq War until January of this year? Dennis Kucinich didn’t have a position on the Iraq War until December, 2006? Bullshit, Biden. Bullshit. Both of these presidential candidates did the right thing. Barack Obama and Dennis Kucinich opposed the Iraq War from the start, before the war was begun.
How about Joseph Biden? What was Joseph Biden’s original position on the Iraq War? Biden was for the war. Biden supported Bush, and turned his back on the majority of Democratic voters who opposed starting a war in Iraq.
October 10, 2002 press release from Joseph Biden: “On the eve of a momentous Senate vote on a resolution authorizing the use of military force against Iraq, Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr. said he would support the measure in order to further U.S. and international goals in Iraq.” Biden praised George W. Bush as coming to a reasonable decision of starting a war in Iraq, saying, “the combination of this resolution, and the President’s own words in his recent speeches give me confidence that most of our core concerns have been addressed.”
Yes, Senator Joe Biden told America that he was confident in George W. Bush’s ability in leading America to war in Iraq. November 8, 2002, Senator Biden proclaimed, “I commend President Bush and Secretary Powell for their skill and perseverance”.
Senator Biden also helped President Bush avoid accountability and scrutiny during the push to start the Iraq War. When Bush declared that he did not want to have to testify about his plans for a war in Iraq, Senator Biden didn’t demand answers. Biden said he thought it was just fine for the President of the United States to avoid giving answers about Iraq. “We have coordinated these hearings closely with the White House and are honoring the Administration’s desire not to testify at this time.”
Time and time again, Joseph Biden failed America by helping George W. Bush push for war in Iraq. Now, Biden accuses Democrats who did the right thing about the Iraq War from the start of being Johnny-Come-Lately?
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, Senator Biden.
I don’t think he’s capable of being ashamed of himself. Joe Biden lives in a bubble of Joe Bidenness, breathing in the amazing fumes of himself. He appears to have gotten high off those fumes.
Looks like Biden took those news releases down from his website.