What have the candidates had to say about O'Neill's revelations?

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I may have missed this, but haven't seen much other than Kucinich's comments.

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1. Kerry's were very harsh.

John Kerry Responds to Secretary O’Neill’s Iraq Charges


January  10,  2004

For Immediate Release
Des Moines, Iowa -
 

“These are very serious charges by a former high ranking Administration official. We already knew the Administration failed to focus on the threat from Osama Bin Laden and Al Queda. We already knew the Administration broke every promise they made to work through the U.N., use the resolution to enforce inspections, build a coalition, and plan for peace. But Secretary O’Neill’s revelations would mean the Administration never intended to even try to keep those promises. It would mean they were dead-set on going to war alone since almost the day they took office and deliberately lied to the American people, Congress, and the world. It would mean that for purely ideological reasons they planned on putting American troops in a shooting gallery occupying an Arab country almost alone. The White House needs to answer these charges truthfully because they threaten to shatter their already damaged credibility as never before.”

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2. Wes Clark statement

posted here http://clark04.com/press/release/168/

"According to Secretary O'Neill, President Bush was focused on finding a way to overthrow Saddam, and he demanded that those around him find a way to do it. In the end, they used the war on terror as an excuse to execute their long-standing plans.

This is wrong. This is not leadership. The American people deserve to know the truth, especially something involving young service men and women. But given the track record of the Bush Administration, the last thing the American people can count on is the truth."

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3. Heard Kerry say it "Shows they were going after Regional Transformation"

not WMD. "They deliberately deceived the people and the congress" and should answer for it.