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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: midnight Target on October 22, 2002, 03:21:58 PM
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A little stretching of the truth to make a point. Guess its all in who does it?
Oct. 22 — President Bush, speaking to the nation this month about the need to challenge Saddam Hussein, warned that Iraq has a growing fleet of unmanned aircraft that could be used “for missions targeting the United States.”
LAST MONTH, asked if there were new and conclusive evidence of Hussein’s nuclear weapons capabilities, Bush cited a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency saying the Iraqis were “six months away from developing a weapon.” And last week, the president said objections by a labor union to having customs officials wear radiation detectors has the potential to delay the policy “for a long period of time.”
All three assertions were powerful arguments for the actions Bush sought. And all three statements were dubious, if not wrong. Further information revealed that the aircraft lack the range to reach the United States; there was no such report by the IAEA; and the customs dispute over the detectors was resolved long ago.
The full story (http://www.msnbc.com/news/824097.asp?0dm=C17MN#BODY)
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It'd be a poor politician who would let facts get in the way of a good speech.
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by Dana Milbank
THE WASHINGTON POST
think he's a rep or dem?
I think the "United States" boundaries stretch further than just our phyical borders don't you?
to compare bush to slick is down right silly ...
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Originally posted by Eagler
by Dana Milbank
THE WASHINGTON POST
think he's a rep or dem?
I'm more curious about where the writer is a guy or a girl.
I think the "United States" boundaries stretch further than just our phyical borders don't you?
to compare bush to slick is down right silly ...
It's true. It also includes it's embassies and 200 miles out into into the ocean from it shores.