Here we have the conservative connundrum writ large.
Were President Bush’s statements urging the country to war with Iraq meant deliberately to mislead, or do they merely reflect monstrous incompetence on the part of the president and his administration?
President Bush’s statements on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, in chronological order, were:
“Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.”
- United Nations address, September 12, 2002
“Iraq has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons, and is rebuilding the facilities used to make more of those weapons.”
“We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons — the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have.”
- Radio address, October 5, 2002
“The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons.”
“We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas.”
“We’ve also discovered through intelligence that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas. We’re concerned that Iraq is exploring ways of using these UAVS for missions targeting the United States.”
“The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his “nuclear mujahideen” — his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons.”
- Cincinnati, Ohio speech, October 7, 2002
“Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.”
- State of the Union Address, January 28, 2003
“Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised.”
- Address to the nation, March 17, 2003
Source: John Dean, FindLaw
The shrubbery was born lying and he has not stopped. This psycopath along with Dick Cheney and the rest of the lying Republican war machine/elite greedy power mongers needs to be put in prison next to Charles Manson. And for just as long or longer. The war in Iraq and the removal of Saddam Hussein is just a game for this perverted fake Christian dictator wannabe.
do you really expect the truth from this elitist, draft dodging, cheerleading, faux Christian incompetent?
The man supposedly learned governance in Texas but i understand his afternoons were occupied playing video games on his computer while his Lt. Governor [and collaborator] did the actual work. When the truth finally come out about this pretender it won’t be pretty!
the zionist run whitehouse is dangerously brainwashing the americns as well as using up our eonomic resourcces to accomplish the zionist dream of conquering all. bush is but a piece that is being played with on their big board. that being taking over.
I’m glad to see that I am not the only one asking this question. Sounds to me that President Bush and Company have some serious explaining to do; however, they can always take the ;ow road out and claim ignorance.
I am counting down the days until this Hitler wannabe, oil obsessed, hypocrite is impeached and out of office along with his other croonies!
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