Progress in Iraq

[Hurin_Rules]

Where the Bush administration clearly did lie is in claiming that they 'knew' Saddam had WMDs, that they knew where they were, and that this knowledge was certain. Cheny and Rumsfeld were particularly dishonest in this. At one point, they claimed that they 'knew' Saddam had WMDs and that they 'knew' where they were. That is a lie. They didn't know; they suspected. And that is therefore just as much a lie as any other.

If I claimed, "I know Redleg will agree with me here", that would be a lie. I may have my suspicions one way or another, but I really don't (and cannot) "know" how he will react. My statement is a lie. If it is a lie that leads to war, it is a reprehensible lie.