I have a theory

[Marnieworld]

Could it be that those "16 words" were never in the SOTU text? Could Dubya have just added them in the moment? Could it be that just like how he recently got his stories mixed up(Saddam wouldn't allow inspectors even though we all know he did) his lazy brain retrieved a strategy they were going with as truth at one point and he just forgot? Could it be the real coverup is not intentional deception but that he's so stupid, such a puppet, and really really just doesn't giive a shit about anything he's saying when he's playing president that he just messed up? This occurred to me when I just read that it wasn't in any of the drafts. Also at one point they demanded that Hussein let the inspectors back in fully expecting that he would refuse and Saddam called their bluff.

There's a logic to this. Everyone knew the documents were forged. They allowed the "evidence" to be removed from a previous speech. How many times do you think they make him rehearse? He's nervous, some said sedated how far-fetched is it?