Oil-For-Food Again

This editorial makes a forceful case for the connection between oil-for-food and the Iraq War. People who think they know the Duelfer report based on what the Democrats and the MSM have said about it ought to take the time to read the whole thing (it's 20 minutes well-worth spending).

John Kerry and Edwards obstinately keep spouting their flawed views on Iraq despite massive evidence to the contrary. John Kerry insists that the president’s “two main rationales – weapons of mass destruction and the al-Qaeda/Sept.11 connection, have been proved false.” Kerry adds, “The president of the United States and the vice president of the United States may well be the last two people on the planet who won’t face the truth about Iraq.” But it is Kerry and Edwards who have deliberately turned a blind eye and deviously “misled” millions concerning the real circumstances surrounding our decision to invade Iraq. It is despicable and unpatriotic that they would feign ignorance of such critical information while the country is at war. Is he still trying to defend his foolish notion that the UN Security Council Members can be trusted?

John Kerry and Edwards are exploiting the hard struggle in Iraq just to score political points in challenging President Bush’s judgment. They are callously undermining the morale of our soldiers and emboldening the enemy. Their cheap partisan tactics are costing us precious lives in the streets of Baghdad. John Kerry and Edwards think attacking the decision to invade Iraq will resonate with a majority of voters, but all they are demonstrating is their lack of understanding and a treacherous disregard for our national security.

John Kerry’s insisting that the decision to dismantle a terrorist state was based solely on the probable existence of WMD’s is as alarmingly simplistic as saying that the entire war against terror is about one man, the unseen and perhaps no longer viable Osama bin Ladin. Charles Duelfer’s expose’ of the Oil-for-Food program not only confirms that Saddam was a serious growing threat, but corruption within the UN dictated the use of force by a “coalition of the willing” led by the bold and independent American president. It was a “last resort” for the United States to go to war to free the Iraq people and it was also a necessary measure to liberate our traditional “allies” from their own greed.