[concerned about politics]

How do you debate that statement? Both the Whitehouse and the CIA admit that the claim was not valid.

So talk to Britian. Bush didn't say "The U.S. intelligence has.... "
Sheesh! What has Bush got to do with all this? All he did was read what he had. Britian has even more evidence of Saddam and Africa. They were right! He was a threat. Who can argue that?
Man, the left sure is making a mountain out of a mole hill over nothing.

[Peach]

Now Stephanapolos is reading a poll that shows half the American people believe the intelligence was exaggerated. Rumsfeld replied: "If the press repeats it often enough, then people will believe it".!!!!

[Dave S]

So talk to Britian. Bush didn't say "The U.S. intelligence has.... " Sheesh! What has Bush got to do with all this? All he did was read what he had. Britian has even more evidence of Saddam and Africa. They were right! He was a threat. Who can argue that?

So your argument is "Clintonspeak" (It depends on the meaning of is). Bush was right because he was attempting to convey that the British thought there might be a threat rather than he was trying to warn us that Saddam tried to buy uranium for his nuclear program from Africa. Gosh, I wonder what a typical listener and not a lawyer would take out of those 16 words. I think Bush is digging a hole with that type of defense.