Check out this doozie...

[Memekiller]

This from an AP story:

Asked if Americans should feel deceived about his rationale for the war because no weapons of mass destruction have been found in the six months since major fighting ended, Bush told Tribune Broadcasting, "Let's get the words right. I said Saddam HAD weapons of mass destruction and he used them. Which he did. And second I said he was a gathering threat. And that's an important distinction. ..."

Shall we recap some tidbits from his State of the Union?:

It is up to Iraq to show exactly where it is hiding its banned weapons, lay those weapons out for the world to see, and destroy them as directed. Nothing like this has happened.

The United Nations concluded in 1999 that Saddam Hussein had biological weapons sufficient to produce over 25,000 liters of anthrax -- enough doses to kill several million people. He hasn't accounted for that material. He's given no evidence that he has destroyed it.

The United Nations concluded that Saddam Hussein had materials sufficient to produce more than 38,000 liters of botulinum toxin -- enough to subject millions of people to death by respiratory failure. He hadn't accounted for that material. He's given no evidence that he has destroyed it.

Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent. In such quantities, these chemical agents could also kill untold thousands. He's not accounted for these materials. He has given no evidence that he has destroyed them.

U.S. intelligence indicates that Saddam Hussein had upwards of 30,000 munitions capable of delivering chemical agents. Inspectors recently turned up 16 of them -- despite Iraq's recent declaration denying their existence. Saddam Hussein has not accounted for the remaining 29,984 of these prohibited munitions. He's given no evidence that he has destroyed them.

From three Iraqi defectors we know that Iraq, in the late 1990s, had several mobile biological weapons labs. These are designed to produce germ warfare agents, and can be moved from place to a place to evade inspectors. Saddam Hussein has not disclosed these facilities. He's given no evidence that he has destroyed them.

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed in the 1990s that Saddam Hussein had an advanced nuclear weapons development program, had a design for a nuclear weapon and was working on five different methods of enriching uranium for a bomb. The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa. Our intelligence sources tell us that he has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production. Saddam Hussein has not credibly explained these activities. He clearly has much to hide.

The dictator of Iraq is not disarming.

{SNIP}

Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spent enormous sums, taken great risks to build and keep weapons of mass destruction.

{SNIP}

Before September the 11th, many in the world believed that Saddam Hussein could be contained. But chemical agents, lethal viruses and shadowy terrorist networks are not easily contained. Imagine those 19 hijackers with other weapons and other plans -- this time armed by Saddam Hussein.

{SNIP}

Let there be no misunderstanding: If Saddam Hussein does not fully disarm, for the safety of our people and for the peace of the world, we will lead a coalition to disarm him.

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State of the Union, January 28, 2003

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[hedda_foil]

1. So George, it depends on what the meaning of "is" is, huh?

I wonder how well that little tidbit is going to go down in the hinterlands.

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. bush is a bad man

a VERRY bad man

[caledesi]

2. Hey *, remember when you said this....

Bush Calls Iraq Imminent Threat

"Trusting in Hussein's Restraint 'Is Not an Option,' President Says

By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer

WASHINGTON -- A somber and steely President Bush, speaking to a skeptical world Tuesday in his State of the Union address, provided a forceful and detailed denunciation of Iraq, promising new evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime poses an imminent danger to the world and demanding the United Nations convene in just one week to consider the threat.

go here: http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/bioter/iraqimminent.html

[bluestateguy]

3. how Clintonian

This from an AP story:

Asked if Americans should feel deceived about his rationale for the war because no weapons of mass destruction have been found in the six months since major fighting ended, Bush told Tribune Broadcasting, "Let's get the words right. I said Saddam HAD weapons of mass destruction and he used them. Which he did. And second I said he was a gathering threat. And that's an important distinction. ..."

Sound like Clintonian parsing, only it's about something just a tad more important than sex with Monica.

[illini]

4. Lying is OK sometimes but not this time.

Lying is OK if you wife ask you if you like her new purse. You can tell her yes with no guilt. You might not care or even not like the purse. But, your wife likes the purse so why bother tweeking her off about a purse.

Lyins is not OK if your wanting to invade another country for the political, strategic, and (just plain ol' green backs) money.