Democrats Step-Up Attacks on Bush's Post-War Policy in Iraq--CNN I.P.

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CNN Inside Politics July 10, 2003


CROWLEY: Look, I just want to ask you some the questions. Did the president lie knowingly to the American people?

GRAHAM: There has been a pattern of deception throughout this administration, Candy. It's not just limited to Iraq or national security issue. It goes all the way back to the development of the First Energy Policy where the public was largely shut out.

I think that the president selectively used intelligence in order to validate a decision that he had already made rather than the purpose of intelligence which is to inform the decision-maker so that they can make a better judgment.

CROWLEY: Well, Senator, as you know, the president scores fairly high among the public for being trustworthy and honest. This, obviously, is an attempt to say, Wait a second. But when you say misleading and his administration is misleading, aren't we talking about the president? And is this an actual accusation from Democrats, yourself included, that the president deliberately lied? I mean, isn't that what everybody is sort of dancing around?

GRAHAM: Well, I believe in the old admonition if you're the captain of the ship and the ship goes aground, you're responsible.

The administration, President Bush appointed all of the key people who are running our intelligence agencies. He appointed the people in the Department of Defense and the Department of State which reviewed the information. And in spite of all that, in his State of the State Union -- message, he had a statement that was clearly untrue. And that is that Niger had supplied nuclear materials to Iraq.

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1. deceit

On Wolf today, with over 15,000 people voting, 80% say Bush
deliberately misled the public over the Niger sale.

[blindersoff]

2. FINALLY! someone mentions all the other lies

This is one of the things that has bothered me the most... everything this misadministration tells us is a series of lies -- it's like a huge shell game. And the media (and Congress) has gone along with it. Now they just need to do some tough follow up questions when chimpy and his gang start moving the pieces around under the shells, and NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT! (sorry for yelling, but I'm just livid about all of this)... we need answers and it is just wrong that we don't get any (and that so many people don't seem to even care!)

andi