[xm177e2]

If Bush was deliberately lying about WMD, why didn't he have WMD ready to plant in Iraq? Then this whole thing would be a non-issue.

[Migraine]

"No Weapons. Bush Lied", "No Weapons. Bush Lied."

Here's the deal: does a mafia hitman ever get caught w/ the murder weapon? Does it mean he never had one? Why the mafia analogy? When was there ever a larger crime syndicate than the Saddam regime?

Here's another: We haven't found Saddam yet, either. Does that mean HE didn't exist?

[newgeezer]

Then again, if he was going to lie, why not lie about WMD, and then make exactly the same, valid arguments found in this article?

If I were a liberal, that'd be my response.

[My2Cents]

The other thing: If Bush conveyed false information about WMD before the war, he did so because the UN information was false. Go back to his speech to the UN. He used their own data to build the case for UN action against Saddam.

[Question_Assumptions]

Repeat after me: "Absence of evidence is not evidence of an absence."

[Consort]

§ George J. Tenet §

If the Liberals within our intelligence community have set Bush up with a false scenario, then they must be exposed and heads must roll. The problem is that the Director of Central Intelligence was appointed by one or both of the Clintons on July 11, 1997 and anything is possible.

[VRWC_minion]

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 30-June 1, 2003. N=1,019 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.
						.
"Now, we’d like to ask you some questions about Iraq. First, how would you say things are going for the U.S. in Iraq now that the major fighting has ended: very well, moderately well, moderately badly, or very badly?"
		Very Well	Moder- ately Well	Moder- ately Badly	Very Badly	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	5-6/03	11	59	22	7	1
						.
"Do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have a clear plan for improving conditions in Iraq and helping the Iraqi civilians rebuild their country?"
		Does	Does Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	56	41	3
						.
"In the long run, do you think the U.S. war with Iraq will end up creating more problems than it solves or will end up solving more problems than it creates?" Options rotated
		Creating More	Solving More	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	42	53	5
						.
"Which comes closest to your view about the war with Iraq? It was justified only if the U.S. finds conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. It was justified even if the U.S. DOES NOT find conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. OR, It was not justified even if the U.S. finds conclusive evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction?" Options rotated
		Justified Only If Find Evidence	Justified Even If Does Not Find Evidence	Not Justified	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	5-6/03	23	56	18	3
						.
"Do you think the Bush Administration deliberately misled the American public about whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, or not?"
		Deliber- ately Misled	Did Not Mislead	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	5-6/03	31	67	2

[lasereye]

We must believe that countries like Germany, France and Russia, whose intelligence services supported American conclusions, were likewise in on it.

And we must believe that this wily "survivor" decided to convince the world of his innocence and dissuade the coalition massed on his southern border by threatening to use weapons that he supposedly destroyed.

I don't recall either of those things. Anybody know what he's talking about?

[grumple]

I think it's simple really...He's waiting for Hillary to ask where they are publicly...notice she or Bill hasn't (which should speak volumes)...but of course to do so would be to deny with no credibility the entire reason for Bill's timed assault on Iraq to coincide with Monica-gate. And if and when she does, imagine how stupid she would look in either case...and this woman wants to be President...

[desertcry]

It is becoming increasingly clear that the democrats would do anything to win back power. They are ready to destroy this country to obtain absolute power over the sheeples. The democrats would rather rule a 3rd world and impoverished
USA than have the Republicans and Conservatives remain in power over a prosperous America and only hyper-power on earth.

[The Great Satan]

Ask this man. He knows the real story.

[smadurski]

I would think if Bush had lied about WMDs wouldnt he have planted some to cover it up? Im not saying that he lied so no flames please.

[Redcloak]

Something else that doesn't make any sense: Saddam Hussein and the entire Ba'athist regime going to the grave protecting George Bush's lie.