Did Bush manipulate Iraq data?

[Nicodemus Phaulkon]

Furthermore, just because some anti-Bush arguments are better than others doesn't mean that any of them have any validity.

At lastly, this argument that Bush lied about the WMDs in Iraq is being spun as if that single point alone was what justified the war against Iraq. Even if it were true that Bush lied about WMDs, it would not be true that the war was unjustified.

So, in your mind, the reasons behind the war were sufficient to forgive the 43 Admin for any misdirection, smudging or outright hyperbole when it comes to the "selling features"? 43's (via Powell) presentation to the UN was built on half truths and pseudo-theories that the intelligence community either vehemently refuted (on one side of the fence) or fraudulently endorsed (on the other). But it was never truly about the WMDs, the possible threat to America itself... those were the soundbites that the 43 Administration decided they needed to coddle the American public into an unpopular war.

Well, it worked... I'll give them that. Bush's approval ratings remain high, even though they're slipping. The fact remains that he's been able to keep far more of the approval percentages than other Presidents in similar situations and similar times in their term. America bought the lies, then they bought the lies again because the "truth" wasn't important. "The war was needed, anyway". "He was a brutal dictator." "Look at how his people suffered." "It was overdue".

Nice. Tell me, what's the secret: Ketchup? Because I cannot for the life of me figure out what makes it possible for 69 percent of the American population to swallow this vomitous, fecal, pustulent discharge that the 43 Admin is spooning out. It must be the Ketchup.

Let's hear it for the Thinking Majority™! Your opinions will be given to you every morning at 9am, be certain to tune in. Would you like Freedom Fries™ with that?