I am not having it both ways. I am praising my president for the things he does well and questioning the possibility that what he told us about the WMD may not have been completely true. I am also noting that if it turns out that he was not truthful that I will not blindly offer my support.
One major premise of FreeRepublic, as stated on the main page, is “to root out political fraud”. This is not merely a Republican admiration society. Some of us actually use our brains and judge conservatives on their merits and thus can offer praise when warranted and offer criticism when just.
Only children (and Democrats) are afraid to criticize those they admire. I suggest you grow up.
Even if it turns out not to have been true, remember that the rest of the world believed those claims as well. It may have been a mistake (although I doubt that), but it was a mistake based on intelligence that everyone in the world believed.
Problem is, your desire to find "political fraud" in the Bush adminsitration has failed miserably. Your rhetoric has been built on lies and distortions, fabricated by leftwing propaganda. There's absolutely no evidence that PresBush lied to, or misled the American people. NONE!
You continue to show your true colors on this thread. Liberals are without honor and since you've decided to lend credence to the desperate efforts of the liberal establishment, your credibility level, is zero. You are without honor!
PresBush is surrounded with fine public servants, from VP Cheney, to SecPowell, to Dr.Rice, to SecRumsfeld and the others. There has never been a finer group of hard working and patriotic American's. They've all done a remarkable job of protecting and defending the American homeland in the war on terrorism. To question the veracity of the President or his people, without substantive evidence, is a moral outrage.
You'd better come up with a different approach to this subject matter and I suggest you stop with the juvenile rhetoric. You're looking mighty foolish.