Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth31 July 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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As to the memo, I knew nothing about it other than a Post journalist had told me there was one circulating which he characterized as having been written by somebody who was not at the meeting where I was asked if I would be willing to go to Niger.
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When a government goes to war, particularly a democracy, it is the most solemn and awesome responsibility of our leaders - to decide to send our kids to go off and kill and die for us.
believe issue vigilant
I still do believe that the WMD issue was an important issue for us to be vigilant about.
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the vice president is one of those people.
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Bob Novak called me before he went to print with the report and he said a CIA source had told him that my wife was an operative, ... He was trying to get a second source. He couldn't get a second source. Could I confirm that? And I said no.
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At that time in the morning it's not uncommon that fatigue played a factor.
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The traditional arts of this country don't need rescuing,
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Most journalists who have interviewed me will tell you that I am careful with my use of words any way, and I certainly try to be.
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Well, I take great pride in being an American, and I don't believe either party has a monopoly on wisdom.
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The act of leaking my wife's name to the press was a political act.
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We have the new greatest generation. We don't need as large a military due to the technology we have, the equipment we have outfitting our personnel. They really are storm troopers.
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I don't think we're safer at all as a consequence of this.
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I am a gentleman. My natural inclination is to be on my best behavior.
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But what I have to say to people who might come forward is that one of the great things about our democracy is freedom of the press.