[Amelia]

You're absolutely right and I think we've learned from this episode that including "faulty intelligence" ("intelligence that our sources had been unable to verify" - see post 884) in a president's State of the Union is a very risky mistake.

I'm willing to bet that doesn't happen again next year.

I still take exception to referring to it as "faulty intelligence" - the Brits still stand by it, and so far as I've seen no one has proven it incorrect.

It probably won't happen again next year, but I'd be willing to bet that "they" find something else to criticize.

[Amelia]

Just heard Rich Galen on MSNBC saying "The hypocrisy dial at the DNC is now all the way up to eleven on the use of intelligence.."

[Scenic Sounds]

I still take exception to referring to it as "faulty intelligence" - the Brits still stand by it, and so far as I've seen no one has proven it incorrect.

I think that you and I still have reason to hope that the intelligence is someday proved to be accurate. In the meantime, though, let's not include it in any of our State of the Union addresses.

You know, all of this just seems right now to be a much bigger deal than it really is. As I said in a prior post, the American people want an honest president, but they don't expect a perfect president. Any president who is so risk-averse as to never make any mistakes is a president who can't help us very much.

It probably won't happen again next year, but I'd be willing to bet that "they" find something else to criticize.

LOL. "They" had better find "something else to criticize" the President about if they wish to beat him next year. This issue certainly isn't going to do it for them. ;-)

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

It probably won't happen again next year, but I'd be willing to bet that "they" find something else to criticize.

I'd send you to the head of the class, but you're the teacher. : )

[cyncooper]

Oh, believe me, I know the difference between the attempt and buying.

Did you see the interesting Wilson interview with Sean Hannity I posted right at #907? It looks like even Wilson agreed back in October that Iraq had "an aggressive (AGGRESSIVE says Wilson!) program to get them "(nuclear weapons).