The article pointed out that "there has been no proof of a link between the two."
The article claimed that "President Bush and members of his administration suggested a link between the two in the months before the war in Iraq. Claims of possible links have never been proven, however."
Bush suggested "possible link before the war in Iraq."
The article did report that recently "some members of the administration [say] they don't believe there is a direct link."
A direct link was never declared by Bush.
Yet the public continued to believe that there was a link driving the Dems nuts.
I cannot find the article but I recall that Ted Kennedy declared that Bush was a liar simply because he did not do enough to make the public understand that he [Bush] does not believe that there was a link.