[eyespysomething]

I guess if I am pinned down on it, I am as cynical as many about politicians. But I don't see what Bush would have gained by lying, knowing he would have to produce evidence once the war was over. Do you?

[Captain Kirk]

Dubya didn't lie, he hoped. He twisted dubious evidence expecting to find WMD once the troops went in.

[evad]

But I don't see what Bush would have gained by lying, knowing he would have to produce evidence once the war was over. Do you?

There seems to be a lack of reason and common sense applied by some of these FReepers.

They don't want to think...they want the answers handed to them in perfect black and white text.

[steve50]

I guess if I am pinned down on it, I am as cynical as many about politicians. But I don't see what Bush would have gained by lying, knowing he would have to produce evidence once the war was over. Do you?

I'm from the old school of investigation. As any cop worth his salt would say " follow the money". The gains are huge for certain factions, especially considering the call to "privitize" the oil resources.

So we now have Tenet, who appears to be the fall guy, if he doesn't find the WMD his and Rummys sources claimed were there. Bush has plausible deniability and conservatives can blame the old klintoon crony for misleading the administration if the CIA and it's inspectors can't "produce" the evidence.