Repeat after me. The American and British Intel communities did not exaggerate Saddam's WMD capabilities or desires. The provided estimates that did not meet the politician's needs to build a case for war so the politicians went out and made up their own.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1141401,00.html
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=487557
It's time for us all to recognize that we were misled at the very least regarding the case for war with Iraq. None of the statements that "Saddam is evil" or "Saddam used chemical weapons in 1988" constitute a justification for an invasion. Iraq did not at any time pose an actual danger to the United States, either imminent or future.
The only question is how we deal with the aftermath.
Posted by Chris at February 6, 2004 09:29 AM