Albright says Republicans wanted war with Iraq in '98
By DAN ROBRISH
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - Republicans urged the Clinton administration to invade Iraq as early as eight years ago, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Monday at a political fundraiser.
"I remember when we were in office, starting in 1998, various Republicans were coming to us wanting a ground invasion," Albright said.
She did not name the people she said made those requests nor say what prompted them. But 1998 was when the Iraqi government defied a United Nations-imposed "no-fly" zone and began firing on planes attempting to enforce it.
Albright's remarks came in response to a question about an article in Monday's editions of The New York Times. The story said the Bush administration had decided to go to war two months before doing so "even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons."... http://tinyurl.com/gqojv
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By DAN ROBRISH
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - Republicans urged the Clinton administration to invade Iraq as early as eight years ago, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Monday at a political fundraiser.
"I remember when we were in office, starting in 1998, various Republicans were coming to us wanting a ground invasion," Albright said.
She did not name the people she said made those requests nor say what prompted them. But 1998 was when the Iraqi government defied a United Nations-imposed "no-fly" zone and began firing on planes attempting to enforce it.
Albright's remarks came in response to a question about an article in Monday's editions of The New York Times. The story said the Bush administration had decided to go to war two months before doing so "even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons."... http://tinyurl.com/gqojv
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