[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Bush said in his speech that the British had evidence that Iraq had tried to buy, not that they bought.

Didn't he even use the words, "the British believe"? Am I mistaken?

[Miss Marple]

At the very least, Tenet should be fired, or forced to resign. Wouldn't you agree?

I have been reading this entire thread. I have a question. If Tenet should be fired or forced to resign, and that is the LEAST that you think should happen, what more stringent measures do you believe should be taken?

[nailspitter]

I haven't read all the hundreds of posts, and maybe I should. This is only about my fourth post on FreeRepublic, so if I'm commiting some sort of breach by not reading everything before I post, let me know. My feeling is that Bush didn't lie at all. He stated a fact. He said that the Brits had found that Iraq was trying to buy uranium in Africa. I believe those are about his exact words. The Brits still believe this to be true. So where is the lie, mistake error, etc.? Perhaps since our CIA couldn't confirm it, it shouldn't have been in the speech. That's a simple mistake. But since the Brits did tell us about the attempt to purchase uranium, and since they still believe it, there is certainly no lie or scandal involved. Bush simply repeated what the British told him. I think we've handled this all wrong. Tenet isn't to blame, there's really very little to blame anyone for. Bush should simply have said that the British believed then and still believe today that Iraq wanted to buy uranium in Africa. Our CIA wasn't sure, but Bush felt that the British intelligence was valid, and still does. If the Dems want to err on the side of Saddam not being a bad guy, then let them make that case to the American voter. End of discussion.