>the bush admin seen as "weak" in defending us from "terrorists". yea I'm
>that cynical about the motives of this admin, especially after the
>bald-faced lies supporting the invasion of iraq. i say this in full
>admission that I was one of the most vocal supporters on this list at the
>time of the invasion.
It has become an article of faith among Democrats that the President lied to the country about WMD, especially the line about yellowcake from Niger, to support the case for the war against Iraq. This article of faith is in direct conflict with the facts:
- Every member of the Armed Services Committee of the US Senate, including John Kerry, had access to the same intelligence on Iraq that the administration had. They believed Saddam had WMD, too. It was a mistake, but hardly a lie. Either that or John Kerry lied to us too.
- The governments of France, Germany, Russia, Britain, Egypt, and Jordan all believed that Saddam had WMD. Egypt and Jordan actually warned that Saddam would use WMD on our troops.
- As we have subsequently learned, Iraq was in fact trying to secure uranium from Niger. The forged document played up in the press was a forged copy of a real document. Other evidence has since corroborated this link.
Given these facts, please explain to me how and when the President lied.
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