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I asked Will if he had a source from Tenet confirming that Tenet believed the claim above and if he communicated that to Bush. I don't doubt that there were sources and information supporting that there were no WMD, however, given conflicting data, determinations still have to be made.
To say Bush lied when making a determination from opinions and on data where the certainty is in question is wrong in my opinion. Questioning his judgment is one thing, questioning his honesty is something else.
If I were asked to make a judgment on if you owned a gun, I would use clues from your posts, I may even get information from people who claim to know you, I may check public records, if I had the authority I might send inspectors to your home, etc, etc. If I came to an incorrect conclusion, wouldn't we say my conclusion was incorrect rather than saying my conclusion was a lie?
If you had a history of gun ownership, criminal convictions, and people saying you owned guns and had plans on getting more, and I concluded that you owned guns in spite of a source or more showing that you don't, wouldn't my attempt to come to the correct conclusion at least be respected even it it was wrong?
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"Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions on vegetarianism while the wolf is of a different opinion."
"If you live among wolves you have to act like one."
"A lady screams at the mouse but smiles at the wolf. A gentleman is a wolf who sends flowers."
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