Terry McAuliffe on War & Peace Democratic nominee for Governor; previously DNC Chair

Iraq War case built by scaring the daylights out of people

The same month that Cheney and Rice hit the talk-show circuit to scare the daylights out of the American people, I happened to be over in Spain attending the wedding of Prime Minister Jose Aznar's daughter, Ana. We were joined by Blair and his charming, outspoken wife, Cherie.

Cherie Blair had a question for me. "Terry, what do people in America think of my husband on this issue?," she asked coyly.

I decided what the heck, I'd tell them the truth.

"With all due respect, Mr. Prime Minister, most people think you're a lapdog for George Bush," I said "No offense, sir."

At that point Cherie slapped her husband on the shoulder and said, "See, I told you so, Tony."

2003: Where are WMDs? Still asking today!

The questions, I had on June 17, 2003, speaking in Oklahoma, were: "Where are the weapons of mass destruction?" and "Where is Osama bin Laden?" I'm still asking those questions today--along with millions of other outraged Americans.

The following month, we started getting a clearer picture of just how far Bush had gone to distort reality in his push for war.

Acted as back channel between Yasir Arafat and Bill Clinton

Arafat was under pressure from other Arab leaders not to accept a deal just for the sake of a deal, but to fight hard for the best deal possible. Through Clinton's efforts [the Israelis and Palestinians] were also able to resolve most of the territorial and neighborhood issues as well as questions relating to holy sites.