Dave Smith wrote:
Mike1 wrote:

Certainly his own scientists were telling him that his CW and nuke
programs were progessing swimmingly. Why should CIA analysts (or the
President they advise) intercepting communications presume they are
lying (as it turned out they were)?

Going to war is not a decision that rational and intelligent people take
lightly. Actions with severe consequences warrant a careful weighing of the
evidence. Those in the administration who claim that their "sources" lied
have their own credibility problems. There were lots of people who doubted
the proof ? of the alleged WMD programs, and that is why so many of the US's
allies opted to sit this one out. We were not convinced, and we are left
wondering how the American people got fooled.

Because they have been embarrassed into thinking that to question authority is
unpatriotic. Actually, the exact opposite is true, uncomfortable as that may be
to the administration.....to fail to question it and to demand proof of its
allegations is not only unpatriotic, but in fact treasonous.

George Z.