November 03, 2006
I already knew Bush didn't lie, but...
...It's nice to have it confirmed by the NYT (I'm sure you've already seen this stuff, but it's fun to post)
....In its semi-annual November surprise, the New York Times “reveals” that the Bush administration put documents on the web that showed that Iraq was quite far along in its quest for nuclear weapons. Naturally, that’s not the focus of the story. The focus of the story is the cursed incompetence of the Bush administration, the Republican Party, and even right-wing media-types (like me!) who wanted the documents released.
But the takeaway from the story for normal people won’t be that conservatives both inside and outside the administration are all a bunch of blithering incompetents. Besides, Andrew Sullivan’s vote had already been pretty much sewed up. The “news” in the story is how far along Saddam was in his bid to acquire the ultimate WMD. While that’s an old story to many of us, it’s heartening to see the Times splash it all over this morning’s front page and in so doing refresh the nation’s memory regarding the most disputed causus belli of the current war....
And of course having the NYT, of all organizations, admit that leaking stuff might be harmful...delicious...
Posted by John Weidner at November 3, 2006 10:02 AMYou must be absolutely giddy about your well-timed prescience:
13. Archives. Totalitarian regimes always keep good records. We are going to learn a lot about what's really been going on in the world once we get into the files. (Me, I'd scan everything and put it on the Web.)
Now, now, John. You should know the liberal mindset by now. There's nothing inconsistent in the liberal mind about claiming that putting Saddam's plans for a nuclear weapon on the web is divulging how to build a nuclear weapon while also claiming that Saddam had no plans for a nuclear weapon.
I mean, back in February 2003 I had one tell me that we can't invade Iraq. If we did, Saddam would attack our troops with chemical weapons, which he didn't have, which we gave him.
Mike
