[KC Burke]

Like the less apocolyptic Knight-Rider article that was the front page lead in the Kansas City Star this morning, Dean is basing his indictment upon a very limited couple of "sources" who are now speaking out saying that the literal knowledge of this or that weapons system was not in thier reports at the time.

What Dean here, or Knight Rider fail to highlight is that the Administration gets a whole slew of reports from various sources and agencies that have to be balanced and considered with a thoughtful civilian responsiblity as the sworn defender of the nation.

Saddam in violation of his cease-fire agreements and UN resolutions allowed to remain active with a mixed bag of reports could have only made Bush culpable in later damage that Saddam inflicted -- end of story.

[AntiGuv]

Personally, I think that what Dean is attempting to insinuate would be impeachable, but one requires a heck of a lot more than parsing the President's phrasing. They would have to find direct evidence of a plot to deceive the American people; a conscious, stated decision to manufacture evidence in the cause of war. I cannot imagine they would find such a thing because I strongly doubt that's what happened, whatever the case may be.