Chris;

After awhile people forget who said what and cling on to a word, phrase or concept to “prove his/her point”. People are accused of saying things they did not.

I have to agree that I have not read anything from you about WMD's not being claimed by the administration. It seemed to me that your previous statements (some months ago) expressed disenchantment with the statement and justification the administration gave about WMD’s and the findings as of that time.

I recall when it was mentioned that after many months of looking for WMD's with negative results you expressed (my term) disappointment in what the administration had been saying on this topic.

Several news cable stations last night had people expressing concern that:

1. The intelligence service (CIA) misinformed the administration about WMD’s.
a. It was suggested there should be a shakeup within the CIA.

2. The Administration interpreted the information from the CIA as it saw fit to support its case to attack Iraq.

3. President Bush had not (as of the time I saw the interviews) clarified that there was a problem with the WMD justification and why?

a. It was suggested that the American people are very forgiving but do like to be informed. Silence on this topic leads to many questions and conclusions.

4. Shortly after the interviews the President spoke. He stated he had confidence in the CIA and they were doing a good job.


This leads me to conclude that the Administration interpreted the information from the CIA to justify its case against Iraq.

Tom