All that was designed to plant in the minds of the public that Bush cannot be fully trusted in national security matters. They never cared about the "18 words." Nor did they care if Saddam had actually bought six suitcase nukes and had them lined up on 5th Avenue!
Next, we had the Dem primaries. Do you think it was any accident that they ALL just attacked Bush, and never challenged each other?
Three weeks ago, I was in a book store and noticed the shelves were COVERED with anti-Bush books---Franken, Conasen, etc.---and ALL had in the title either "deception" or "lies."
Folks, this is an all-out concerted attack, and it isn't over. I do think Kerry is hopeless as a candidate---not as bad as Dean, because he's so boring no one even listens to him. But this is all the Dems have. They CANNOT offer anything.
Now, what the grand strategery is behind this, I don't know. I DON'T think Hillary is going to be "substituted" for Kerry at the convention. It ain't gonna happen. And I think all this will backfire, as the polls already seem to suggest. But no one can doubt that SOMEONE has organized all this, and started doing so years ago!