text: did liberals lie??????? just a few "snipets" of what top dem's said..."[w]e urge you, after consulting with congress, and consistent with the u.s. constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by iraq’s refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."—from a letter signed by joe lieberman, dianne feinstein, barbara a. milulski, tom daschle, & john kerry among others on october 9, 1998.  "this december will mark three years since united nations inspectors last visited iraq. there is no doubt that since that time, saddam hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-gulf war status. in addition, saddam continues to refine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer- range missiles that will threaten the united states "one way or the other, we are determined to deny iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. that is our bottom line." - president clinton, feb. 4, 1998  "if saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.we want to seriously diminish the threat posed by iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." - president clinton, feb. 17, 1998  iraq is a long way from here, but what happens there matters a great deal here. for the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face." - madeline albright, feb 18, 1998  "he will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." - sandy berger, clinton national security adviser, feb, 18,1998  "we urge you, after consulting with congress, and consistent with the u.s. constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." - letter to president clinton, signed by sens. carl levin (d-mi), tom daschle (d-sd), john kerry ( d - ma), and others oct. 9,1998  "saddam hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." - rep. nancy pelosi (d, ca), dec. 16, 1998  "hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." - madeline albright, clinton secretary of state, nov. 10, 1999  "there is no doubt that ... saddam hussein has invigorated his weapons programs. reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-gulf war status. in addition, saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of an illicit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the united states and our allies." - letter to president bus h, signed by sen. bob graham (d, fl,) and others, december 5, 2001  "we begin with the common belief that saddam hussein is a tyrant and threat to the peace and stability of the region. he has ignored the mandated of the united nations. "we have known for many years that saddam hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - sen. ted kennedy (d, ma), sept. 27, 2002  "the last un weapons inspectors left iraq in october of 1998. we are confident that saddam hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as saddam is in power." - al gore, sept. 23, 2002  "we have known for many years that saddam hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - sen. ted kennedy (d, ma), sept. 27, 2002  "the last un weapons inspectors left iraq in october of 1998. we are confident that saddam hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..." - sen. robert byrd (d, wv), oct. 3, 2002  "there is unmistakable evidence that saddam hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years ... we also should remember we have always underestimated the progress saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destructi