Santorum's "Noble Cause" Defined

Now we know what the "noble cause" was that President Bush keeps saying is why 2500 Americans have died in Iraq for and thousands more have been critically wounded. The reason why tens of thousands (maybe hundreds of thousands) of Iraqi civilians have been killed. Rick Santorum has the answer: junkpiles of old, destabilized chemical weapons from the Iran-Iraq War. According to Rick this justifies why we went to war in Iraq. I hope this is comfort to all those Pennsylvania families who lost loved ones.

Of course, these weapons were no longer of any danger to anyone because they were so old. I guess that explains why they were still around. I read one statement today that said they might give someone rug burn. So, these were the wmd's that Bush said could create a mushroom cloud over an American city if we didn't invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam. The exact quote:

"Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof - the smoking gun - that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."
Source: President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat; Remarks by the President on Iraq, White House (10/7/2002).

Then there's Condi's quote:

"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."
Source: Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, CNN (9/8/2002).

Then there was this quote from the Vice President on the eve of the invasion:

"He's had years to get good at it and we know he has been absolutely devoted to trying to acquire nuclear weapons. And we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons."
Source: Meet the Press, NBC (3/16/2003).

So, according to our U.S. Senator, these 13-15 year old junkpiles of inactive gas canisters were what those three were referring to when they made their statements. Affter all, these were all uttered by the highest officials of our government as THE justification for invading Iraq. This is the record. Santorum is now saying these shells prove we were right in fighting this war, that they justify it.

I'll let each one of you judge for yourself if he's correct. Your test will be on November 7th at your local voting booth. If you agree with Rick Santorum about this issue vote for him. If not don't vote for him.