Did Bush manipulate Iraq data?

[Growler]

Thankyou for completely failing to comprehend that I was paraphrasing the common Bush administration soundbite targetted at the one incentive most nations could possibly view as justification for war.

In paraphrasing, you glossed over all of Powell's hedging and substitute your own perception of the argument for that which was actually made. Powell said the chemical weapons stocks were apparently being hidden, presented photographic evidence of the process, and admitted he had no idea where they were taken. We still don't know where they went, but that doesn't mean they never existed. Iraq had admitted the existence of some of this stuff in its declaration to the UN, so why they were even bothering to hide it is a mystery.

Anyway, neither the Bush administration nor many americans view this as the only reason that could possibly be viewed as justification for war, so it is a complete waste of time in their minds (and mine) to keep harping on it.