DRUDGE REPORT FLASH 2002�
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jano Cabrera
Thursday, January 15, 2004
LIEBERMAN STATEMENT ON CLARK IRAQ TESTIMONY
MANCHESTER, NH -- Joe Lieberman issued the following statement in
response to the Drudge Report's discovery of congressional testimony
from September 2002 in which Wes Clark made the case for war in Iraq.
The report provides evidence directly contradicting Clark's repeated
claims that he has been "very consistent" on the war "from the very
beginning."
Statement by Joe Lieberman
"Yesterday, Wesley Clark attacked me for pointing out his multiple
positions on the war in Iraq. It is no longer credible for Wesley Clark
to assert that he has always had only one position on the war - being
against it. His own testimony before Congress shows otherwise.
"He may think it is 'old-style politics' to point this out, but the only
thing old here is a candidate not leveling with the American people. If
we want to begin anew and replace George Bush, we need to level with the
American people, which is what I have done in this campaign and
throughout my career. You may not always agree with me but you will
always know where I stand."
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Yesterday on Good Morning America, Host Charlie Gibson told Wes Clark
that "Joe Lieberman [is] saying Wes Clark had six different positions on
the war."
Clark responded, "Well, has he ever named the six different positions,
Charlie? I meant
that's just -- that's old-style politics. You can go back to my record.
I've even been on your show - while I couldn't t when I was on CNN. But,
I was consistently against this since the guys from the pentagon told me
two weeks after 9/11 we were attacking Iraq. It didn't make any sense
to me. And I have been very, very consistent on this. This was a war we
didn't have to fight. It was an elective war. I have said it at almost
every opportunity."
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