He was against the Iraq War before he was for it. Armey knew Iraq would be a quagmire, he knew the intelligence didn't justify the war, but, Cheney told him Saddam Hussein's family was linked to al Qaeda and Saddam was creating miniature nuclear weapons. When the truth finally was known. After the USA forces were committed to the war, Armey stated, he deserved better than bullshit from the Vice President for his vote.
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