Good for Feinstein!

[jenmito]

She just said if she knew then what she knew now about the lack of WMD, she never would've voted for the war! I've seen most Dems. say they don't regret their votes-since it WAS just to give Bush the authority to go to war. I wish more Dems. who voted to give authority to go to war as a last resort would say they wouldn't have, knowing what they know now. Some still justify their votes saying they're glad Saddam is out of power. I know there were a couple who agreed with her, but I don't recall who they were.

Edited to clarify

[NYCGirl]

1. Where did she say this? NT

[jenmito]

8. In The Situation Room with /Blitzer n/t

[fooj]

2. Really? When did she say this?

Peace.

[babylonsister]

15. She was interviewed by Wolfie 1/2 hour ago. nt

[panader0]

3. Kerry for one!

[bluedog]

5. Edwards

[bluedog]

4. on CNN..WOLF

[dennis4868]

6. No Dem....

or even Repub voted for the war...they only voted to give Bush authorization to start a war if Saddam was truly a threat!

[Beaverhausen]

7. exactly right - it was supposed to be a "last resort"

but these nuances are too much for the sheeple.

[jenmito]

12. I know...

But knowing how badly Bush et al wanted to go to war, knowing what they know NOW, I'd hope they wouldn't give him such authority.

[Tamarin]

9. She said, "Never in a thousand years!"

She said that she believed the admin had information that she was not privvy to.

[LiberalEZ]

10. Feinstein

Feinstein for President!


"I hate them so much"

[Ivote]

16. Listen to Randi

Randi is replaying her statement now on her show
If you can't get it on air try here
www.whitrosesociety.org
or www.therandirhodesshow.com

[AntiCoup2K4]

22. Ummmm.... yeah right...

War profiteer Presidents.... yeah, just what this party needs.

Seems to be an infestation going on here today. Anybody else agree?

[EFerrari]

11. Bull. Many of us here in CA went out of our way to educate

this woman and she sent us a letter that said, she knew to a certainty that there were WMD in Iraq.

She is a war profiteer. Her husband's company built CentCom, for pete's sake.

So, was she lying then or is she lying now?

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. good question

[Beaverhausen]

18. She's up for reelection next year

and wants to look good to her base. I'm watching her actions on Alito very carefully.

[GRLMGC]

28. I doubt she'll be supportive of him

She may be REALLY screwed up on a lot of things but choice isn't one of them and Alito is freakin scary

[Beaverhausen]

29. True- and she also voted NO on Roberts so this should be a no brainer

[jenmito]

20. I did not know that!

Thanks for the info.!

[EFerrari]

23. Welcome to DU, jenmito. Sorry if I sounded cranky.

:hi:

[jenmito]

26. You didn't sound cranky...

Just informative. I don't particularly care for Feinstein, but when she said that I respected her for it. Thanks for the welcome! :hi:

[xxqqqzme]

24. you got that right -

called, emailed, snail mailed - you name it...I did it.

She just would not listen. Now she's up 4 re-election 'n Ca dems R not happy w/ her.

[Ignis]

30. Exactly!

I sent DiFi several detailed, impassioned letters asking her to vote against the invasion of Iraq. Her response was always the aforementioned letter--which went on at some length about how she had access to special intelligence resources, so she had more information than her constituents and had to make a decision for them.

You can't have it both ways, DiFi.

[cally]

34. Exactly, her constituents bombarded her with phonecalls,

emails and faxes asking her to raise questions and oppose the war. She went against her Democratic base and the majority of Californians who opposed the war. She chose to support the neocons instead of supporting her constituents. She needs to spend more time in California. I never get any emails that she is attending events No. California.

I agree with others that she will oppose Alito. She is strong on women's rights.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Ok, ok so are we seing finally message unity?

WOW.

[EFerrari]

25. Looks like it. And for that, I'll keep my mouth shut.

lol!

[longship]

17. Party unification is very, very good.

At the same time, the Repugs are fracturing.

EX--cellent!!

[trof]

19. Blitzer: "Were you duped?" Feinstein: "YES!"

"Knowing what I know now I would never in a thousand years vote for War with Iraq."
YEA, DIANE!

[electropop]

21. It's the only hope that pro-war Dems have of saving their jobs.

The public is not pleased with their screwup in trusting Bushitler. They have to admit they were tricked or its buh-bye. I know, not many of us were tricked, but DUers are smarter than your average politician.

[Carolab]

27. They have "back up" to say it now, though.

So they won't be treated as "crazies" saying they were duped. The public now knows we were all lied to. Whether or not the Dems had reason to believe the WMD B.S. is another matter. Perhaps we will find out.

[tishaLA]

31. I'll take "Thread Titles I Never Thought I'd See on DU"

for $1200, Alex.

[EFerrari]

32. LOL! n/t

[jenmito]

33. Good one!

:hi:

[Le Taz Hot]

35. Bullshit

1. One hour of online research would have told her all she needed to know. *I* knew! Everyone on DU at the time knew. Peace activists knew. Any god-blessed person with half a brain and internet connection knew. She was either too stupid or too lazy or see #3 below to do her damned job.

2. During the lead-up to the IWR vote she stated on national TV that there were 10,000 communications to her offices urging her to vote "no" and only 200 urging her to vote "yes." She voted yes.

3. I'm sure the fact that her husband is an avowed war profiteer had NOTHING whatsoever to do with her vote. Naaaaaahhhh!

Before the IWR vote, I worked for her campaign and contributed thousands of dollars over the years. Screw her. NO ONE who vote for this illegal, immoral war will ever EVER have my support again. She and all the other DINOS who voted for this war have the blood of 2,000+ American soldiers and countless thousands of innocent Iraqis on their hands and there will NEVER be any spin that can wash off that blood!

[kerrygoddess]

36. Senator Feinstein on the Closed Session of the Senate

Senator Feinstein on the Closed Session of the Senate
November 2, 2005

Senator Dianne Feinstein released the following statement regarding yesterday’s closed session in the Senate that was spurred by Harry Reid invoking Rule 21.

“It’s now very clear that the intelligence that led many members of Congress to vote to authorize the use of force was both bad and wrong. I believe that the American people deserve to know whether that intelligence was misused by the Administration in building up the case for war.

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on phase one of its investigation, which focused on the actual intelligence on Iraq, has been released. But there is much frustration on the Democratic side about the status of phase two, which deals with the potential misuse of intelligence.

It is our belief that very little progress has been made on phase two, that there has not been an intensive staff effort, and that every time Senator Jay Rockefeller, vice-chairman of the committee, or other members urge action, none is forthcoming.

Therefore this issue was aired in closed session. Six members of the Intelligence Committee were charged with reporting to the full Senate by November 14 on the progress and schedule for completion of phase two of the investigation.”

The following are details of the unanimous vote on Feb. 12, 2004 by the Senate Intelligence Committee to refine the terms of reference of its inquiry into the pre-war intelligence to include an investigation of the possible misuse of the intelligence:

A. The matters set forth in the joint release of the Chairman and Vice Chairman on June 20, 2003 (known as phase one of the investigation):

1. the quantity and quality of U.S. intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs, ties to terrorist groups, Saddam Hussein’s threat to stability and security in the region, and his repression of his own people;
2. the objectivity, reasonableness, independence, and accuracy of the judgments reached by the Intelligence Community;
3. whether those judgments were properly disseminated to policy makers in the Executive Branch and Congress;
4. whether any influence was brought to bear on anyone to shape their analysis to support policy objectives; and
5. other issues we mutually identify in the course of the Committee’s review;

B. the collection of intelligence on Iraq from the end of the Gulf War to the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom;

C. whether public statements and reports and testimony regarding Iraq by U.S. Government officials made between the Gulf War period and the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom were substantiated by intelligence information;

D. the postwar findings about Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and weapons programs and links to terrorism and how they compare with prewar assessments;

E. prewar intelligence assessments about postwar Iraq;

F. any intelligence activities relating to Iraq conducted by the Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group (PCTEG) and the Office of Special Plans within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and

G. the use by the Intelligence Community of information provided by the Iraqi National Congress (INC).

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