[ckilmer]

Here's the link to the belmont club.

[Waco]

I became totally used to being lied to during the Klinton's 8 years.

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

How long are they going to beat this WMD nonsense? I guess when everybody in the Clinton admin said he had WMD's it was OK. But actually doing something about it, thats a no no in Washington fantasy land, where problems disappear by ignoring them. President Bush will be totally vindicated on his decision to invade Iraq, and all the naysayers will look like fools. Its doubly important that our military is there, now that Iran wants to become the new Middle East bully on the block.

[LjubivojeRadosavljevic]

["Zarqawi was in Baghdad during the prewar period. That is a fact."]

Yeah, but what was he doing? Buying apples at the street corner?

In short, the good Secretary needs to explain a little more here...I'm not saying Rumseld's wrong, but inquiring minds want to know.

[Lancey Howard]

Good analysis.

[AntiGuv]

"The exploitation is just starting."

Indeed.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Why is this an issue for you? This seems to be nit picking words said.

If you have been reading FR there has been plenty of signs of WMD found.

[pogo101]

Being wrong is the same as lying. Didn't you get the memo? /sarc

[Spruce]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1627676/posts

[rlmorel]

"The man was Ray McGovern, who Sweetness and Light noticed was part of Daniel Ellsberg's Truth Telling Project"

Got some news for you. Anyone associated with this group is a left wing nut. Now, they are not a left wing nut to the author of this, but heck two frogs in a pot can't much tell which is warmer and which is cooler now, can they?

[ozzymandus]

I wonder why it has never occurred to the left that if the Bush administration was as crooked as they say it is, they would have PLANTED some WMD and claimed to have found saddam's secret stash buried in the desert.

[SquirrelKing]

What would be more convincing is some kind of document which indicated intelligence believed they would not be found in Tikrit, Baghdad and other suspect places and that Rumsfeld maintained the contrary.

If such a document were to exist, why take so long in getting it out? It's either bad PR or not sufficient. It may be classified to protect ongoing operations, but it would sure help the average joe taxpayer to know.

[wildbill]

The point that McGovern was trying to make was that Rumsfield 'lied us into going to war' but if this transcript is his 'proof' then it is apparent that the information that Rumsfield was talking about was during the war and not about going to war.