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jammies · 02-02-2008, 02:03 PM

The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." -- President Bush, Jan.28, 2003, in the State of the Union address.

Ok, here's one lie for you Azure - the truth would have been "A source previously discredited by our intelligence services has managed to sell his ridiculous story to the Brits. However, since his story is useful, it now behooves me to pretend to believe it."

"We've learned that Iraq has trained al-Qaeda members in bomb-making and poisons and deadly gases ... Alliance with terrorists could allow the Iraqi regime to attack America without leaving any fingerprints." -- President Bush, Oct. 7, 2002

Here's another one - the truth would have been "We have absolutely no evidence for links between Iraq and al-Qaeda, and furthermore there is considerable evidence that the Iraqi government is actively opposed to their operations as it is perceived as a threat to Saddam's authority."

It is obvious that what he asked for was evidence to support what he had already decided to do, and that this is what inflated dubious guesses into "facts" that were presented to him. As President, it is HIS responsibility to ensure he is not taking his nation into war unless it is justified, and whether these were knowing or unknowing lies is irrelevant, it was his actions that led to the lies being manufactured, and his voice that spoke them.

02-02-2008, 02:03 PM	#92
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." -- President Bush, Jan.28, 2003, in the State of the Union address. Ok, here's one lie for you Azure - the truth would have been "A source previously discredited by our intelligence services has managed to sell his ridiculous story to the Brits. However, since his story is useful, it now behooves me to pretend to believe it." "We've learned that Iraq has trained al-Qaeda members in bomb-making and poisons and deadly gases ... Alliance with terrorists could allow the Iraqi regime to attack America without leaving any fingerprints." -- President Bush, Oct. 7, 2002 Here's another one - the truth would have been "We have absolutely no evidence for links between Iraq and al-Qaeda, and furthermore there is considerable evidence that the Iraqi government is actively opposed to their operations as it is perceived as a threat to Saddam's authority." It is obvious that what he asked for was evidence to support what he had already decided to do, and that this is what inflated dubious guesses into "facts" that were presented to him. As President, it is HIS responsibility to ensure he is not taking his nation into war unless it is justified, and whether these were knowing or unknowing lies is irrelevant, it was his actions that led to the lies being manufactured, and his voice that spoke them. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.