Book Claims White House Forged War Intel

Ron Suskind's "The Way Of The World" Alleges U.S. Faked Letter That Linked Iraq With 9/11

(CBS)  A new book published Tuesday accuses the White House of trying to manipulate intelligence to support the war in Iraq, reports CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante.

The book, by author Ron Suskind, charges that the Bush White House faked a letter from Saddam Hussein's intelligence chief connecting Iraq with 9/11 and an ongoing nuclear program - neither of which was true.

This letter, in the handwriting of Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti, is dated July, 2001. It says that Iraqis hosted Mohammed Atta, one of the 9/11 hijackers, who, "displayed extraordinary effort and showed a firm commitment to lead the team which will be responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy."

The letter goes on to suggest that Iraq was importing uranium from Niger for a nuclear program.

The book alleges that Habbush, Saddam's intelligence chief, was in CIA protective custody after the 2003 invasion, that the White House ordered CIA officials to have Habbush write and backdate the letter, and paid him $5 million. The author quotes two former CIA officials who claim to have seen a draft of the letter on White House stationery.

Suskind writes: "The idea was to take the letter to Habbush and have him transcribe it in his own neat handwriting on a piece of Iraqi government stationery to make it look legitimate. CIA would then take the finished product to Baghdad and have someone release it to the media."

The letter was released, and published in Britain in December 2003. At the time, U.S. intelligence officials called it a forgery.

Former CIA director George Tenet said in a statement released Monday, "there was no such order from the White House to me. Nor, to the best of my knowledge, was anyone from the CIA ever involved in any such effort."

Tenet went on to say, "The CIA resisted efforts on the part of some in the administration to paint a picture of Iraqi-al Qaeda connections that went beyond the evidence. The notion that I would suddenly reverse our stance and have created and planted false evidence that was contrary to our own beliefs is ridiculous."

A spokesman called the notion that anyone inside the White House directed the forgery "absurd," and attacked the author's credibility, Plante reports.

"Ron Suskind makes a living from gutter journalism. He is about selling books and making wild allegations that no one can verify, including the numerous bipartisan commissions that have reported on pre-war intelligence," the spokesman told Plante.

[hokuto1]

"Ron Suskind makes a living from gutter journalism."

Well spoken from the current White House. One might merely note in response that when you''re investigating the gutter, you''ve got to get down in the muck.

[ozonmojo]

Suskind''s reputation does not inspire any confidence in his allegations.Apparently,he is trying to make some money by selling his trashy tome in the current presidential election market.

[wdrussell1]

With the exception of those who Rush leads around by the nose, everybody else already knew that.

Trust me, there will be a LOT more "secretive" information that will be released in the near future. Everyone with a brain knows that no "rag tag terrorists" hijacked 4 planes when america is supposed to have the best defense system known to man and flew 2 into buildings (IN NYC!!!) and one into the Pentagon (but there was no wreckage, just an engine that didn''t belong on a plane they said crashed into the building) and one that was shot down. It was orchestrated by the govt. as to have a reason for invading Iraq; a country who had nothing to do with 9/11. This govt. is as corrupt as any the world has ever seen and will eventually pay for it''s misdeeds.

[bks59]

look up up suskind''s resume: won Pulitzer, and articles published in the Wall Street Journa. Of course the white house lables him as ''gutter'' he researches what he writes and all there is from this administration are lies.

[omega39-2009]

The simple solution is to take Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice & Tenet to Guantanamo and torture them until they admit they did what Suskind alleges they did.

Problem solved.

Then, they can be given a fair trial and hanged.

Posted by tuckerndfw

I like it...it just smacks of irony.

[wogerwabbit]

Wether that was true or not isnt the main concern which should be that Saddam was connected to 9-11 and he had a nuclear program.

Posted by GOP_forever at 08:44 AM

Since Saddam did neither, what''s your point?

[trishab4]

Wether that was true or not isnt the main concern which should be that Saddam was connected to 9-11 and he had a nuclear program.
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Posted by GOP_forever at 08:44 AM : Aug 05, 2008

That is not true. It''s been proved on and on 935 times. Bush has lied to America and he neeeds to be impeached, replaced, elections provoked. The forging and lying department in WhiteHouse, Pentagon, need to be cleaned.

[luvny-2009]

tuckerndfw - EXCELLENT IDEA!

[tscc2]

Is there any doubt that Bush and Cheney lied to us to get us into a War over Oil? We were all there, who needs a book or a smoking gun. No defense so attack the messenger, a Bush/Rove/Cheney hallmark. McCain will change nothing and is part of the status quo and same old dirty politics. You can''t teach an old dog, new tricks.

[tscc2]

Is there any doubt that Bush and Cheney lied to us to get us into a War over Oil? We were all there, who needs a book or a smoking gun. No defense so attack the messenger, a Bush/Rove/Cheney hallmark. McCain will change nothing and is part of the status quo and same old dirty politics. You can''t teach an old dog, new tricks.

[tscc2]

Is there any doubt that Bush and Cheney lied to us to get us into a War over Oil? We were all there, who needs a book or a smoking gun. No defense so attack the messenger, a Bush/Rove/Cheney hallmark. McCain will change nothing and is part of the status quo and same old dirty politics. You can''t teach an old dog, new tricks.

[Gary Kempf]

White House Forged War Intel, I believe Bush would have no problem forging documents. We know he has no problem lying....

[micma-2009]

Anyone with any objectivity at all realizes by now that the Bush administration lied us into a 3 trillion dollar boondoggle and needlessly sacrificed the lives of over 4 thousand Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis.

[trishab4]

trishab4, 935 times? Are you sure?
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Posted by GOP_forever at 09:12 AM : Aug 05, 2008

-Huhhhhh! No, not really sure, maybe the whole system is based on lies. Maybe America is a dying giant and rotting. The GOPs seem to be the necrophilic degrading agents that are in charge of ''decaying'' this body. And they do wonderfully!

[godseyesore-2009]

Idiot bush and his puppet master are anti-american Nazi scumbags.

[marshall_nee]

They ''sexed up'' the Intel at least.

[iuphockey12]

The Ideal President:

(1)" Press 1 for English" will be immediately banned. English is the official language. Speak it or wait at the border until you can.

(2) We will immediately go into a two-year isolationist posture to straighten out the country''s attitude. NO imports, no exports. We will use the ''Wal Mart'' policy: ''If we ain''t got it, you don''t need it.''

(3) When imports are allowed, there will be a 100% import tax on it.

(4) All retired military personnel will be required to man one of our many observation towers on the southern border. (Six month tour) They will be under strict orders not to fire on SOUTHBOUND aliens.

(5) Social Security will immediately return to its original state. If you didn''t put nuttin'' in, you ain''t getting'' nuttin'' out. Neither the president nor any other politician will be able to touch it. It would take a vote by all social security payers and recipients to alter this rule and then only in a national emergency. i.e. WWIII, etc.

(6) Welfare - Checks will be handed out on Fridays at the end of the 40 hour school week and the successful completion of urinalysis and a passing grade.

Con''t

[johnpatrick9]

"When caught in a lie cover it with a BIGGER LIE."
LENIN-BUSH/CHENEY/RUMSFIELD/WOLFOWITZ/ROVE///

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[wellhell3]

-Huhhhhh! No, not really sure, maybe the whole system is based on lies. Maybe America is a dying giant and rotting. The GOPs seem to be the necrophilic degrading agents that are in charge of ''''decaying'''' this body. And they do wonderfully!


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Posted by trishab4 at 09:22 AM : Aug 05, 2008

Oh yeah, blah blah blah, I''ve been listening to the democrats all these years, voted a scratch democratic ticket to send them to Congress! What did they do when they got there? Took INVESTIGATION AND IMPEACHMENT off the table and buried it in the Judicial Committee not willing to prove up their screeching, just wanting to screech for two more years and expect people just to believe them! Which speaks of complicity or just flat out propagandizing the country for their own gain!

Now in an election year, they THINK they might need to investigation something! And they appoint some pinko commie idiot as their nominee for president!

They''ve given me such CONFIDENCE.....NOT!

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[wellhell3]

-Huhhhhh! No, not really sure, maybe the whole system is based on lies. Maybe America is a dying giant and rotting. The GOPs seem to be the necrophilic degrading agents that are in charge of ''''decaying'''' this body. And they do wonderfully!


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Posted by trishab4 at 09:22 AM : Aug 05, 2008

Oh yeah, blah blah blah, I''ve been listening to the democrats all these years, voted a scratch democratic ticket to send them to Congress! What did they do when they got there? Took INVESTIGATION AND IMPEACHMENT off the table and buried it in the Judicial Committee not willing to prove up their screeching, just wanting to screech for two more years and expect people just to believe them! Which speaks of complicity or just flat out propagandizing the country for their own gain!

Now in an election year, they THINK they might need to investigation something! And they appoint some pinko commie idiot as their nominee for president!

They''ve given me such CONFIDENCE.....NOT!

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is unconcerned about charges that the White House forced forged documents to be created as justification to begin the Iraq War.

As far as the Great Emperor Bush is concerned, all that is ancient history and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Certainly, the Whimp-ocrats in Congress will do nothing about it since the neocon Fascist Nazis have shown time and again who REALLY STILL controls Congress!

Besides, the Great Emperor prides himself on, once again, "putting one over" the stupid citizens of the USSA who voted him into office and his "good old neocon Fascist Nazi" buddies on the Supreme Court who "appointed and annointed" him the first time.

It is rumored that the Great Emperor Bush II plans to raise money for the Republican National Committee once he leaves office and Great Emperor "Bagdad John McBush (SURRRRRRGE, DRRILLLLL)" McCain has been installed on the "throne" in the Oval Office, by writting a book TO BE NAMED "I CHEAT ALL OF ''EM, AND HOW!!!!!!".

The book will have a "forward" by former VP Darth Vader Cheney with footnotes by Karl "Martin Borrmann" Rove!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!!
sig heil, COMPLETELY MORE OF THE SAME, "DRRRILLLLLLL" McCain!!!!!!

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[mediawatch50]

BushCheney initiated an aggressive program that could be called "Policy Driven Intelligence". They let it be known that they wanted intel linking Iraq to al Qaeda. This would be accepted, praised and used. Any intel that did not conform would be rejected. Is it any surprise that the CIA and other agencies did what they were told to do? BushCheney and the agency heads that cooperated with them were and are incompetent, and they appear to have crossed the line to being criminal. They should be charged and tried. Soon.

[wellhell3]

-Huhhhhh! No, not really sure, maybe the whole system is based on lies. Maybe America is a dying giant and rotting. The GOPs seem to be the necrophilic degrading agents that are in charge of ''''decaying'''' this body. And they do wonderfully!


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Posted by trishab4 at 09:22 AM : Aug 05, 2008

Oh yeah, blah blah blah, I''ve been listening to the democrats all these years, voted a scratch democratic ticket to send them to Congress! What did they do when they got there? Took INVESTIGATION AND IMPEACHMENT off the table and buried it in the Judicial Committee not willing to prove up their screeching, just wanting to screech for two more years and expect people just to believe them! Which speaks of complicity or just flat out propagandizing the country for their own gain!

Now in an election year, they THINK they might need to investigation something! And they appoint some pinko commie idiot as their nominee for president!

They''ve given me such CONFIDENCE.....NOT!

[iuphockey12]

(7) Professional Athletes --Steroids - The FIRST time you check positive you will be banned for life.

(8) Crime - We will adopt the Turkish method: The first time you steal, you lose your right hand. There will be no more life sentences -- if you are convicted of a Capitol Offense, you will be put to death by the same method you chose for your victim, gun, knife, strangulation, etc.

(9) One export will be allowed - Wheat -- The world needs to eat. A bushel of wheat will be the exact price of a barrel of oil.

(10) All foreign aid using American taxpayer money will immediately cease, and the saved money will pay off the national debt and ultimately lower taxes. When disasters occur around the world, we''ll ask the American people if they want to donate to a disaster fund, and each citizen can make the decision whether it''s a worthy cause.

(11) The Pledge of Allegiance will be said every day at school and every day in Congress -- right after a prayer to God.

(12) The National Anthem will be played at all appropriate ceremonies, sporting events, outings, etc. Sorry if I stepped on anyone''s toes, but a vote for me will get you better than what you have and better than what you''re gonna get.

[wellhell3]

-Huhhhhh! No, not really sure, maybe the whole system is based on lies. Maybe America is a dying giant and rotting. The GOPs seem to be the necrophilic degrading agents that are in charge of ''''decaying'''' this body. And they do wonderfully!


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Posted by trishab4 at 09:22 AM : Aug 05, 2008

Oh yeah, blah blah blah, I''ve been listening to the democrats all these years, voted a scratch democratic ticket to send them to Congress! What did they do when they got there? Took INVESTIGATION AND IMPEACHMENT off the table and buried it in the Judicial Committee not willing to prove up their screeching, just wanting to screech for two more years and expect people just to believe them! Which speaks of complicity or just flat out propagandizing the country for their own gain!

Now in an election year, they THINK they might need to investigation something! And they appoint some pinko commie idiot as their nominee for president!

They''ve given me such CONFIDENCE.....NOT!

[ioweign]

Wether that was true or not isnt the main concern which should be that Saddam was connected to 9-11 and he had a nuclear program.

Posted by GOP_forever at 08:44 AM : Aug 05, 2008



Did you know that every time you look to your right, the wind makes a whistling sound as it goes through one ear and out the other ear...

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is unconcerned about charges that the White House forced forged documents to be created as justification to begin the Iraq War.

As far as the Great Emperor Bush is concerned, all that is ancient history and there is nothing anyone can do about it. Certainly, the Whimp-ocrats in Congress will do nothing about it since the neocon Fascist Nazis have shown time and again who REALLY STILL controls Congress!

Besides, the Great Emperor prides himself on, once again, "putting one over" the stupid citizens of the USSA who voted him into office and his "good old neocon Fascist Nazi" buddies on the Supreme Court who "appointed and annointed" him the first time.

It is rumored that the Great Emperor Bush II plans to raise money for the Republican National Committee once he leaves office and Great Emperor "Bagdad John McBush (SURRRRRRGE, DRRILLLLL)" McCain has been installed on the "throne" in the Oval Office, by writting a book TO BE NAMED "I CHEAT ALL OF ''EM, AND HOW!!!!!!".

The book will have a "forward" by former VP Darth Vader Cheney with footnotes by Karl "Martin Borrmann" Rove!

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!!
sig heil, COMPLETELY MORE OF THE SAME, "DRRRILLLLLLL" McCain!!!!!!

[rwassel]

Oh, for the days when a president just lied about a BJ in the Oval Office, instead of a lie that has killed thousands of our troops and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis, not to mention put us trillions of dollars into debt.

[mbcsmith]

LIBS eat this cra# up just like a Nobama speech. Neither have any credibility!

[meanbiker]

Someone call the dog catcher.. because their are a bunch of rabid dogs posting here..

I keep hearing that this war was about OIL.. So where is that oil you keep speaking of? Why does oil/gas cost US so much if we are fighting for the OIL there.. What a bunch of hog wash.. If it were about OIL then gas would cost us $0.32 per gallon again.. BUT NO!!!!! So get over it.. The war was not about OIL.. It was about Saddam and then the Islamic extremest got into the fight and it changed to a Holy war.. Because the stupid followers of Allah wanted a Holy war.. But that is ok because there are fewer and fewer of them EVERY DAY!!!


KILL THEM ALL AND LET ALLAH SORT THEM OUT!!!!

[missingamerica]

[bq]
A spokesman called the notion that anyone inside the White House directed the forgery "absurd,"
[eq]

Now are you not delighted that America has only to review this Adminstration''s history of truth-telling and accurate recall in order to be reassured that this story cannot be true?

Oh, wait...

[antoniof123]

Oh yeah, blah blah blah, I''''ve been listening to the democrats all these years, voted a scratch democratic ticket to send them to Congress! What did they do when they got there? Took INVESTIGATION AND IMPEACHMENT off the table and buried it in the Judicial Committee not willing to prove up their screeching, just wanting to screech for two more years and expect people just to believe them! Which speaks of complicity or just flat out propagandizing the country for their own gain!

Now in an election year, they THINK they might need to investigation something! And they appoint some pinko commie idiot as their nominee for president!

They''''ve given me such CONFIDENCE.....NOT!

Posted by WellHell3 at 09:43 AM : Aug 05, 2008

I have listened to both sides now for a long time and I know you are angry because we the swing voter took away your parties power. However, you need to understand this: The Swing Voters do NOT care what either the Republicans or the Democrats think we will moderate both and now we are doing it to the Republicans. It doesn''t matter if you like it or not it will happen.

[mbcsmith]

Funny, the yellow jounalist never quotes Billdo Clinton, San Fran Nan Pelosi, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton and all the other LIB partisans who said Saddam posed a grave threat to the U.S. HHHMMMMM wonder why?

[micma-2009]

meanbiker


It''s been about oil from the start. Get a clue.

The reason we''ve not seen much of it is that the occupation was so poorly planned that the security situation could not be brought up to a place where we could increase production and distribution. So simple even you should be able to understand.

[missingamerica]

I keep hearing that this war was about OIL.. So where is that oil you keep speaking of? Why does oil/gas cost US so much if we are fighting for the OIL there.. What a bunch of hog wash.. If it were about OIL then gas would cost us $0.32 per gallon again.. BUT NO!!!!! So get over it..

Posted by meanbiker at 09:47 AM : Aug 05, 2008

You would have a lot better chance of telling a convincing lie if the oil companies would have cooperated with you and not gone "on the record" by stating that they had not built any new refineries because they could not cost-justify building them - in short, new refineries would hurt their profits.

It was not ONLY about oil - PNAC is a collection of "strange bedfellows"...the OTHER goal was a permanent presence in the Middle East so as to deter attacks upon Israel.

But Cheney would never have played ball with the pro-Israel hawks were it not for oil...

[meanbiker]

I just wonder why the Give me crats are on vacation again while the repo''s want to pass some bills? You watch.. the Give me crats will blame the Repo''s when the dust clears..

[meanbiker]

micma you are full of Iowa..