re: #532 darthstar

I’d base my decisions on current reports…not reports that are outdated by several years. Obviously, we’re going to disagree here. I believe bush intentionally lied to get us to go along with invading Iraq. You don’t. Bottom line: bush got what he wanted. You win. Happy?

I don’t think Bush lied or used “outdated reports”. The problem as I understand it is the intelligence agencies got into group think without understanding that the evidence for the programs was largely based on a poor source. The agencies reinforced their belief by taking into account other friendly agencies’ opinions. If Bush lied, he was quite adept at bringing along all the major intelligence agencies.

That said, no single agency had compelling evidence—only compelling beliefs. That, and Sadam’s intentional acts designed to make his neighbors fear the possibility he had them.