From Bush's press conference 13 April 04:
Q. "Mr. President, I'd like to follow up on a couple of these questions that have been asked. One of the biggest criticisms of you is that whether it's WMD in Iraq, postwar planning in Iraq, or even the question of whether this administration did enough to ward off 9/11, you never admit a mistake. Is that a fair criticism? And do you believe there were any errors in judgment that you made related to any of those topics I brought up?"
Bush: "The people know where I stand. I mean, in terms of Iraq, I was very clear about what I believed.
And, of course, I want to know why we haven't found a weapon yet. [/red] But I still know Saddam Hussein was a threat, and the world is better off without Saddam Hussein."
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13 April 04 prime-time press conference[/b]
What did Bush tell us about WMD prior to invasion? Did he say, "We might find a can of RAID bug killer, or perhaps Sarin from 1990 or so." No, Bush was talking Big Time WMD, as in fissionable yellow cake from Africa, aluminum tubes for machinery to construct nuclear weapons, mobile weapons labs, drone planes for spraying chemical and biological weapons over American skies, and mushroom clouds over American cities.
"What else did he say about WMD, Alfie?"[/red]
Thanks, fan club. Bush has been mighty busy, spinning a Web of lies. For example:
"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard, and VX nerve agent…. The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." - George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003
What became of all that, Mark?
500 tons! That's about a million pounds of evidence! Scummy Rummy said:
"We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south, and north somewhat."
- Donald Rumsfeld, ABC interview, March 30, 2003 One would think these weapons, their location neatly triangulated, would have been quickly found -- after all, Rummy said, "WE KNOW." He didn't say WE THINK, he didn't say "WE GUESS" -- he said
"WE KNOW" So where are they?
Face it, chump, you've been had.
- Alfie
