Did Bush manipulate Iraq data?

[WarBlade]

Proof of a nuclear weapons program is easy to come up with.  Off the top of my head, I recall Iraq was trying to purchase some precision machined aluminum tubes for use in centrifugal separators of uranium.  That is proof of a program.  What, you expected actual warheads?  If so, you should pay closer attention to world affairs before commenting on them.

If proof is so easy to come up with, why do you then proceed to talk about machined tubes, which are common enough that they won't even rate as circumstantial evidence unless actually found to be used in a weapons application. It gets worse than that. They might even have some electrical cabling or aviation fuel!!! :o

And yes, people expect actual warheads or actual manufacturing equipment to qualify as proof. Anything less is just evidence.

Burden of proof lies upon he who asserts the positive statements.  The Bush administration spokesmen have made their case.  The critics of the Bush administration have nothing but wild conspiracy theories, as if they believe in some "Illuminati Conspiracy" version of the world.  I have no obligation to refute any old idea you may come up with, it is up to you or your sources to provide the evidence.

Curious. I don't believe I subscribe to any "Illuminati Conspiracy" theories, nor for that matter do 90% of Bush critics. Where are you getting this information from please?