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there is a difference between a lie and an honest mistake.

Attention liberals: When bill clinton looked at the camera and said "i did not have sex with that woman" that was a lie

When George W. Bush said "british intelligene reports that iraq is seeking uranium" that was the truth- and honest mistake, it was incorrect, but it was not a lie- he thought it was correct.

When George W. Bush said "british intelligene reports that iraq is seeking uranium" that was the truth- and honest mistake, it was incorrect, but it was not a lie- he thought it was correct.

Wrong! It was correct. The British are standing behind their intelligence. So, when he said the 16 words in his SOTU address, it was the truth. (And still is for those who are keeping score...)

How do you KNOW Bush thought it was correct when he used erroneous intelligence as an excuse to take out Saddam?
It appears to this observer that "dub ya" wanted to take out Saddam at any cost. And, the cost is high indeed. Like running the largest deficits in history to pay for the war and tax cuts. Alienating the Arab world, as well as the UN and close allies will have repercussions for years to come.
Foremost, Bush seems to have forgotten the principles that differentiate America from totalitarian states by acting as judge,jury and executioneer of thousands of alleged terrorists. Lastly, Bush has the US bogged down in a guerilla street war with US troops being picked off everyday and not much we can do about it.
Was Saddam really a threat after the first Gulf War and subsequent bombings and sanctions? Frankly, I doubt it and it may that terrorist incidents will actually INCREASE as a result of America's impetuous actions.
Of course, the military benefits greatly from skewed expenditures to finance ill-conceived aggression and Cheny's Haliburton is the prime reconstruction contractor.
Greed and arrogance didnt triumph over reason and common sense... or did it?