Originally posted by Tourist:
What's wrong with the President taking some liberties with the truth, and deliberately exaggerating a security threat? Here's what's wrong with that: ...
I'm not 6 years old. I understand the implications. My contention is that he did not embellish the potential based on:
1. The intel information from agencies (domestic & foreign) available to him
2. The global situation in the post 9-11 environment
3. The discrepancies in Iraqs own declarations to the U.N. about their stockpiles, programs, and materials
4. The U.N. corruption that was becoming obvious in the reaction of the french (especially) to U.S. efforts to enforce PREVIOUS U.N. resolutions and pass stronger measures to bring Iraq into compliance with past resolutions.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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