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Yup. (none / 0)

You're right, and that's why Bush, at the time, claimed that Biden/Lugar put too many restrictions on the administration, and had it squashed. Claiming that there's really no difference between B/L and what actually got passed is deceptive.
Bush would have been forced to certify the very things he is now claiming he never actually claimed (i.e. I never said Iraq was an imminent threat, etc). Biden/Lugar would have put Bush at risk of either being impeached or showing proof of the need for war, a burden he clearly did not want.

Always be sincere, even if you don't mean it.

by justinb on Sun Jan 25, 2004 at 03:48:07 PM PDT

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  "Claiming that there's really no difference between B/L and what actually got passed is deceptive."
  not really.
  Bush would have had to certify that he had a UN resolution OR that Iraq had WMD's OR that Iraq was a 'grave threat'.
  since he claimed 2 of those things in a speech before congress, do you think a piece of paper would make any difference?
  the White House opposed Biden/Lugar for the same reason that Edwards, Kerry, and Dean supported it. it would have given a very small political card to the Dems if Bush waged the war as psychotically as they all feared, and as he eventually did.
  
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  by Petey on Sun Jan 25, 2004 at 04:25:17 PM PDT
  
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