Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Little Watched Chris Matthews Gets It Wrong, Again
Here's a short clip from fair and balanced "Hardball" host Chris Matthews calling Rudy Giuliani and most Republicans liars and idiots for thinking the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 meant what it said.
Matthews states: The Iraq liberation Act had nothing to do with overthrowing Saddam Hussein...
Oh, really? It's codified at 22 USCA Section 2451. I'll quote the first paragraph following the Whereas clauses: It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace the regime.
Matthews is correct that it didn't authorize direct military intervention to accomplish the stated policy. That authority came with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, which passed the House on October 10 by a vote of 296-133, and the United States Senate on October 11 by a vote of 77-23.
The Clinton policy statement was merely the sort of "Free Tibet," "Save Darfur" bumper sticker feel good statement with no possibility of actual action. President Bush gets the job done and he's the evil one. We right thinking types fairly read the policy statement and we're the idiot liars. I see. It's perfectly clear.
Matthews states: The Iraq liberation Act had nothing to do with overthrowing Saddam Hussein...
Oh, really? It's codified at 22 USCA Section 2451. I'll quote the first paragraph following the Whereas clauses: It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace the regime.
Matthews is correct that it didn't authorize direct military intervention to accomplish the stated policy. That authority came with the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, which passed the House on October 10 by a vote of 296-133, and the United States Senate on October 11 by a vote of 77-23.
The Clinton policy statement was merely the sort of "Free Tibet," "Save Darfur" bumper sticker feel good statement with no possibility of actual action. President Bush gets the job done and he's the evil one. We right thinking types fairly read the policy statement and we're the idiot liars. I see. It's perfectly clear.
Labels: Chris Matthews Partisanship
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 8:07 AM 
