A deception requires the intent to make someone believe something you know
not to be true. I am sorry, but every indication is that they firmly
believed in their hearts that Iraq had these weapons. They considered
this belief to be the only logical conclusion of Iraq's actions.
Then they deceived themselves. Willfully and by turning a blind eye to any evidence that did not fit what they wanted to be true. That's almost worse than deceiving us.
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Tom Beck
my LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tomfodw/
"I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never thought I'd see the last." - Dr. Jerry Pournelle
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