Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004:
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- 2002: Saddam has WMD and is trying to get nuclear weapons. (Oct 2008)
- There has been no meaningful political progress in Iraq. (Jan 2008)
- Stop the neocons march to war with Iran. (Dec 2007)
- Muslim dislike from Bush’s bullying abusive behavior. (Dec 2007)
- Iran military resolution enables Bush to invade Iran. (Oct 2007)
- Keep Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. (Oct 2007)
- All combat troops out of Iraq in the first year in office. (Oct 2007)
- GOP candidates are Bush on steroids; Dems would all end war. (Aug 2007)
- The War on Terror is just a bumper sticker slogan. (Jun 2007)
- Drive wedge between Iranian people & radical leader. (Jun 2007)
- Get bin Laden, period, even if in Pakistan. (Jan 2006)
- We were attacked by Osama bin Laden, not Saddam Hussein. (Oct 2004)
- Cheney keeps suggesting a connection between Iraq and 9/11. (Oct 2004)
- America cannot be safe without help and respect of allies. (Jul 2004)
- Implement 9/11 Report; focus on al Qaeda. (Jul 2004)
- Work with allies to shut down North Korea’s nuclear program. (Mar 2004)
- Don’t negotiate with Arafat, but build trust with envoy. (Jan 2004)
- Leadership means standing up for what you believe in. (Oct 2003)
- Negotiating with North Korea would make world safer. (Oct 2003)
- Work with other nations in war on terror. (Jul 2003)
- Bush’s preemption doctrine is unnecessary and unwise. (Jun 2003)
Iraq War
- Have all combat troops out in 2009. (Jan 2008)
- Keep troops at embassy & border, but out of civil war. (Oct 2007)
- End combat missions & focus on removing all combat troops. (Sep 2007)
- 40,000 troops out by 2009, but no pledge for all out by 2013. (Sep 2007)
- Focus on political progress in Iraq. (Sep 2007)
- Congress has a mandate to defund war to force Bush out. (Sep 2007)
- Troops not dying in vain if they do their duty. (Jul 2007)
- 2006 elections were mandate to Congress to end the war. (Jun 2007)
- Insist a funding bill with a troops withdrawal timetable. (Jun 2007)
- Did not read pre-war NIE, but was fully informed. (Jun 2007)
- No more debate; end war by Congress defunding it. (Apr 2007)
- End no-bid contracts & war profiteering in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
- Citizens should speak out for immediate action to end war. (Apr 2007)
- Draw down 40,000 to 50,000 troops right now. (Feb 2007)
- I accept responsibility for the huge price of war on America. (Feb 2007)
- Not naive to think that Iraq can become a democracy. (Feb 2007)
- No funding for the surge, but continue funding the troops. (Feb 2007)
- Stop escalation of war & restore US’s moral leadership. (Feb 2007)
- Pull 40,000 to 50,000 troops out in 1st year as President. (Jan 2006)
- Stop propping the Sunni and Shia up with American lives. (Jan 2006)
- FactCheck: US portion of coalition losses is 88%, not 90%. (Oct 2004)
- Cheney has no answer for the failure to have adequate troops. (Oct 2004)
- Reports say there are not enough troops to secure Iraq. (Oct 2004)
- Never fight a war without enough troops and a plan to win. (Aug 2004)
- Iraq war has cost America dearly. (Jul 2004)
- Immediately get NATO involved in Iraq. (Mar 2004)
- Supporting Iraq war OK, but how war was conducted not OK. (Feb 2004)
- Saddam’s trial will reveal atrocities, but won’t end terror. (Jan 2004)
- Partial yes on $87B-irresponsible to not support troops. (Sep 2003)
- Allies in Iraq would reduce burden on troops & taxpayers. (Sep 2003)
- Irresponsible to not fund troops; also to fund Halliburton. (Sep 2003)
- Problems in Iraq are because Bush has not led. (Sep 2003)
- Supported Iraq invasion because of WMD threat. (Jul 2003)
Voting Record
- Apologized for Iraq war vote; others must search conscience. (Apr 2007)
- Wrong on Iraq war vote about WMDs and about Bush’s lead-up. (Feb 2007)
- Got war vote wrong based on bad intel & Bush incompetence. (Feb 2007)
- Made mistake in voting for Iraq war resolution. (Dec 2006)
- Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now recants his vote. (Nov 2006)
- On voting for Iraq War: “I was wrong”. (Nov 2005)
- Voted for war in Iraq but against $87B-and it’s consistent. (Jan 2004)
- Voted NO on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
- Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in Kosovo. (May 1999)
- Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo. (Mar 1999)
- Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
- CIA mischaracterized Iraq WMD & abused intelligence position. (Jul 2004)
- Iraq-al-Qaida contacts, but no complicity or assistance. (Jul 2004)
- CIA knew State of the Union Iraq-Niger connection was false. (Jul 2004)
- Iraq was not reconstituting its nuclear program. (Jul 2004)
- Iraq was not developing its biological weapons program. (Jul 2004)
- Iraq was not developing its chemical weapons program. (Jul 2004)
- Iraq was developing missiles, but not to reach the US. (Jul 2004)
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