As the situation in Iraq spirals more and more out of control and the U.S. mid-term elections draw near, a lot of Republicans are going to be running away from their records of blind, unwavering support for Bush's Misadventure in Iraq. Santorum appears to be the first noteworthy member of Congress to attempt a re-invention of his record in that regard, and his effort has failed miserably:
Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's office acknowledged yesterday that it cannot locate public statements of the senator questioning the Iraq war, despite the senator's claim last week that he has publicly expressed his concerns.
But Santorum said that doesn't mean he hasn't made the comments. In an interview last week, he said he had publicly and privately raised questions about efforts to contain the insurgency and to limit Baathist involvement in the new Iraqi government. He made his remarks in response to a charge by his leading Democratic challenger, Robert P. Casey Jr., that Santorum has failed to "ask the tough questions" about Iraq.
Robert L. Traynham, Santorum's spokesman, said a search of Nexis, a news database, and the office's press clippings had not turned up any account of those comments. He noted, however, that the office's records are incomplete because the office is unable to record everything the senator says.
And if that isn't enough horseshit for you, then get a load of this:
Santorum was a vocal opponent of the Kosovo conflict, he said, because it lacked a compelling national interest. He criticized Clinton in March 1999 for taking military action in Kosovo "with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy."
Iraq is different, Santorum said last week, "because this is something we have to do to protect our country. I feel strongly about that."
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