[GraniteStateConservative]

It's pretty straight forward, actually. SOTU speeches have high standards and the inclusion of the information didn't meet those standards (namely, that all information contained in SOTU speeches must be independently confirmed by the Administration). The implication was that the WH agreed with the British intelligence. That's fine, but in order to include it in the speech we had to be able to confirm the uranium story ourselves. The only proof we had was the word of Tony Blair-- again, perfectly fine for policy making or whatever, just not good enough for SOTU speeches.

[oceanview]

The British intel is correct, the last piece in question (the false documents) were planted by the french as a poison pill to discredit the whole story. That's why the Brits are standing by the story, even while admitting the last piece of intel was "incorrect". Instead of all these mea culpas, the administration should just lay out the truth. Let's see if Gilligan resigns in the next few days.