With the surge strategy in Iraq showing progress, the number of horror stories for the NY Times to put on the front page has been severely reduced. However, the liberal media struck gold this week with another rehashing and repackaging of the “Bush lied about Iraq” story.
It’s been common practice in recent years during unfortunate periods of reduced violence in Iraq, for the media to find a fresh way to rekindle the “Bush lied, People died” argument.
That argument is continuously repackaged and trotted out to an eager left-wing press like it’s a brand new story, and the AP appears to be the first news organization in 2008 to tell that story again.
The latest reincarnation of the story comes to us in the form of a “study” conducted by two “non-partisan journalism organizations.”
The Center For Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism found (to their shock and horror) that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The study concluded that the statements “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.”
They even give the exact number of “false statements” allegedly made by the administration.
The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both.
Which inevitably led to the “Fund for Independence liberals in Journalism” to conclude:
“It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida,” according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independence in Journalism staff members, writing an overview of the study. “In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003.”
The part of this story you aren’t supposed to know is the one Texas Rainmaker is already out in front of. The two so-called “non-partisan” groups responsible for this story are both funded by anti-American as*hole George Soros.
Which makes those groups many things, but “non-partisan” damn sure isn’t one of them.
The Center for Public Integrity is funded by The Open Society Institute… yes, the same Open Society Institute founded by George Soros.
And the Fund for Independence in Journalism’s self-described primary purpose is “providing legal defense and endowment support for the largest nonprofit, investigative reporting institution in the world, the Center for Public Integrity, and possibly other, similar groups.”
The last Soros funded piece of propaganda was the now debunked study that claimed 650,000 civilians had been killed in Iraq since the invasion.
Just exposing the fact that George Soros funded this latest study automatically gives it zero credibility, but putting that aside for a moment let’s instead focus on the substance of the piece.
The mantra radiating from the left has always been that Bush knew Iraq had no WMD, so the administration manipulated the intelligence to fool the public into supporting a war.
There’s no question that we did get it wrong on Iraq. We always assumed that Saddam never really destroyed his stockpiles after the 1991 Gulf war like he was supposed to, but we were wrong.
We know now from debriefing Saddam after his capture that he was bluffing Bush into believing he had WMD, to avoid looking weak to his old nemesis Iran.
Saddam had been lobbying the U.N. privately for more than a year to lift the decade old sanctions against Iraq, and was within months of achieving that goal.
He wrongly calculated that if he could stall and bluff Bush long enough, the sanctions would be lifted and he would once again be on easy street.
He was so confident that Bush wouldn’t really invade that only a few weeks before “shock and awe” began, Saddam hadn’t even started on a war plan.
You can read all about what Saddam’s life was like after his capture all the way up to his execution in Ronald Kessler’s book “The Terrorist Watch.” Kessler talks with the FBI agent who spent nearly a year talking with Saddam for 8 hours a day 7-days a week.
Saddam literally told the agent he was bluffing Bush about the weapons. So this nonsense about the Administration fabricating things is total bullsh*t.
Saddam convinced intelligence agencies from around the world including China, Russia, Britain, Israel, Australia, Egypt, Jordan, Italy, France, and Germany, that Iraq still possessed stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons. There was also anecdotal evidence to suggest that Saddam was at least interested in reconstituting his nuclear program again.
So Bush had the premier intelligence agencies of the world telling him that Saddam had weapons, and U.S. intelligence agreed with that assessment. Was he supposed to do nothing? He should have just ignored all that intelligence warning of a potential danger after the horrors of 9/11?
Let’s also take a look at what leading opponents of the war were saying about Iraq all through the 1990’s right up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This fantastic compilation comes from lawhawk at A Blog For All.
-Chris Jones
The Hot Joints
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4 users commented in " Recent “Bush Lied About Iraq” Study Funded By George Soros "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackso EVERY crime US committed and still committing is Saddam’s fault. US was deceived by him. This is THE SAME OLD BULLSHIT LIE THAT SO MANY YOU PROPAGANDIST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US BELIEVE. US IS ALWAYS THE VICTIM. even though in reality it’s always the aggressor. GO FOOL YOURSELF. THE EMPIRE IS ON ITS LAST LEGS. IT CAN’T BE REVIVED JUST LIKE THE SOVIET VERITY COULD NOT HAVE.
A new book shows Saddam did support al Qaeda and the Taliban:
‘Both In One Trench: Saddam’s Secret Terror Documents’
http://www.bothinonetrench.com
(I’m sure you’ve seen these before)
Just a reminder of what the CPI didn’t find interesting enough to look into:
“One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line.”
President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.
“If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction program.”
President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998.
“Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.”
Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998.
“He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.”
Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
“[W]e urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq’s refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs.”
Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John
Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998.
“Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.
“Hussein has … chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.”
Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999.
“There is no doubt that . Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies.”
Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and others,
Dec, 5, 2001.
“We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.”
Sen. Carl Levin (d, MI), Sept. 19, 2002.
“We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.”
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
“Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.”
Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002.
“We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seing and developing weapons of mass destruction.”
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002.
“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons…”
Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002.
“I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force — if necessary — to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security.”
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002.
“There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years . We also should remember we have alway s underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.”
Sen. Jay Rockerfeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002,
“He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.”
Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002.
“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.
He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.”
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
“We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass
destruction. “[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime … He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. And now he has continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction … So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real …
Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003.
we cant handle whats up in Iraq (sunni or latter) let alone Iran
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