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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Did Bill Clinton lie about WMD's?
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No. Bill Clinton stated his opinion which was shared essentially by the world.
George Bush (et. al.) significantly amplified that opinion into the concept that we were a mere moment away from massive descruction at the hands of Saddam. 45 minutes. Mushroom clouds over New York. To pilfer and adjust Mephisto's Moon analogy - Bill Clinton said the Moon was almost certainly made of cheese. George Bush said it was the best cheese he had ever tasted.
As to the question of faith that has been brought up - did Iraq have WMDs on the scale that George Bush said they had and they've been moved or did they never have that stockpiling of WMDs - this question of faith was removed from the table by Kay - who very clearly said, after doing much research that no one else on the planet has done, that Iraq did not have WMDs nor even the programs necessary to develop WMDs nor the ability to hide the previous existence of such programs.
So the only question of faith remaining is - do you believe Kay or not?
I tend to believe the people that not only have little to no motives for lying but were also the people directly in charge of researching the question.