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Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.
Remember how Saddam kicked the weapons inspectors out of Iraq in 1998? In fact he didn't do any such thing, rather the US told the inspectors to leave because we were about to bomb the country.
Remember last year when Saddam refused to let inspectors into Iraq? You don't? Well, soon enough you will:
[Thank Tom Tomorrow for pointing this out on his blog first:]
THE PRESIDENT: Well, the speech that I gave was cleared by the CIA. And, look, the thing that's important to realize is that we're constantly gathering data. Subsequent to the speech, the CIA had some doubts. But when I gave the -- when they talked about the speech and when they looked at the speech, it was cleared. Otherwise, I wouldn't have put it in the speech. I'm not interested in talking about intelligence unless it's cleared by the CIA. And as Director Tenet said, it was cleared by the CIA.
The larger point is, and the fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons program? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in. And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power, along with other nations, so as to make sure he was not a threat to the United States and our friends and allies in the region. I firmly believe the decisions we made will make America more secure and the world more peaceful.
Remember how Saddam kicked the weapons inspectors out of Iraq in 1998? In fact he didn't do any such thing, rather the US told the inspectors to leave because we were about to bomb the country.
Remember last year when Saddam refused to let inspectors into Iraq? You don't? Well, soon enough you will:
[Thank Tom Tomorrow for pointing this out on his blog first:]
THE PRESIDENT: Well, the speech that I gave was cleared by the CIA. And, look, the thing that's important to realize is that we're constantly gathering data. Subsequent to the speech, the CIA had some doubts. But when I gave the -- when they talked about the speech and when they looked at the speech, it was cleared. Otherwise, I wouldn't have put it in the speech. I'm not interested in talking about intelligence unless it's cleared by the CIA. And as Director Tenet said, it was cleared by the CIA.
The larger point is, and the fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons program? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in. And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power, along with other nations, so as to make sure he was not a threat to the United States and our friends and allies in the region. I firmly believe the decisions we made will make America more secure and the world more peaceful.
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