We were going to ger hit pieces all week regardless of the particulars. This will try to sway those who think Bush is doing well in the Terror War. It's supposed to look like by "invading Iraq" we helped the terrorists rather than hurt them. Bush will be put on defense all week.
I fail to see how.
Remedial reading leads to, "but I thought there was no nuclear program?"
I imagine this will lead to some questions the NYT won't want to answer and more.