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Originally posted by wonderwench
Which is a truthful statement.
British intelligence provided information that Saddam had sought uranium from Africa. The yellow cake found in Europe last year which was sourced from Iraq is tangible evidence.
The germaine point, however, is that Bush referred to shared intelligence from another nation. A prudent leader takes such things into account.
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The document in question is a laughable forgery and any serious examination would have precluded the use of it as evidence.
Whatever the case, the sheer number of innaccurate statements regarding the justification for war should cast a shadow of doubt over the Administration's ability to choose intelligence and it's truthfulness in justifying the invasion. I think that suspicion is a justifiable reaction given how wrong Bush and Co. have been so far.
Edit: Germaine for whom? I don't really think that talking to foreign leaders is a laudable act for a world leader, but given how far Bush has lowered the bar, perhaps we should be proud that he can dress himself. Maybe one day the 'lil guy will learn how to pronounce "nuclear"