Bush lied, people dyed. Their fingers.Catchy, but inaccurate. I do not for a second buy into the notion that Bush "lied." I don't think the CIA, the NSA, the DIA or any foreign intelligence service lied either. I think they were WRONG.
Good point. I don't buy into it either. Saddam tried to bluff, but Bush called him and there was no other way to find out for certain. The things we have learned (and didn't know how to look for) in the aftermath is just as important as WMD.
I first ran into "pettifogger" while reading a Kakfa novel.