Bush & things that make you go hmm...

[Sojourner]

From:

Guardian Unlimited


Pressed during an Oval Office press conference on the now infamous assertion that Iraq had sought to buy uranium ore in Africa, he said: "The larger point is, and the fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons programme? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in.

"And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power, along with other nations, so as to make sure he was not a threat to the United States and our friends and allies in the region."

The comment, made on Monday, received little coverage in the US media. Although it did raise some eyebrows at the Washington Post, which, in understated style noted: "The president's assertion that the war began because Iraq did not admit inspectors appeared to contradict the events leading up to the war this spring."

Washington Post article

[Gwalchmai]

Hmmm.

I know how easy it is for conjecture and fantasy to become a sort of reality in perception if you say something enough and want it bad enough. But I think the President of the United States should hold himself to a higher standard of veracity, especially when national interests are concerned and when national resources are going to be used.