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On this forum and around the blogosphere, Republican loyalists have been wondering why the President has allowed the Democrats to get away with calling him a liar. There is a wealth of evidence justifying the war, including 500 tons of yellowcake uranium discovered in Iraq in March of 2003 at the nuclear research center of Al-Tuwaitha. 1.8 tons was enriched. That is not Betty Crocker yellow cake. Hussein wanted a bomb. And yet, a majority of our population does not even know about that find.

One of the lies that was never combated was that the war was all about WMDs. It has been repeated so much and is so taken for granted that even people here have bought it. It is not true.

I don't know what happened to people's memories but mine still works. I recall the press complaining that Bush had *too many* reasons for going to war. (Because people are idiots you know, and couldn't deal with more than one reason.)

The WMD issue became the main issue at the United Nations when Bush decided to allow Collin Powell to go there to drum up support. They knew the UN would only respond to that arguement, if any, so that's the one they used at the UN.

It is not the only reason, or even the main reason. Having allowed that notion to become a now almost unquestioned "fact" was the hight of idiocy.

Over and over and over the RATS have told a lie about this statement. The President never said we were in imminent danger of an attack. This is leadership. This is a commander in chief.

Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option.