Um, he voted for the resolution, right?

Daschle says Bush has failed `miserably'' in diplomacy, forcing America to war

"I'm saddened, saddened that this president failed so miserably at diplomacy that we're now forced to war," Daschle said in a speech to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. "Saddened that we have to give up one life because this president couldn't create the kind of diplomatic effort that was so critical for our country."

What did he think was the likely outcome when he voted to authorize the use of force? It was pretty clear then that the likely outcome was going to be armed conflict. Further, in this case "good diplomacy" would have meant going to war with UN approval, not a peaceful solution to the Iraq situation. We didn't "fail" in our diplomacy with Iraq, as Saddam apparently wasn't in a diplomatic mood, and hasn't been for some time.

Posted by Steven Taylor at March 18, 2026 05:50 AM | TrackBack