July 15, 2003
Bush's Grip on Reality Loosens Further
The larger point is, and the fundamental question is, did Saddam Hussein have a weapons program? And the answer is, absolutely. And we gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn’t let them in. And, therefore, after a reasonable request, we decided to remove him from power, along with other nations, so as to make sure he was not a threat to the United States and our friends and allies in the region. I firmly believe the decisions we made will make America more secure and the world more peaceful. (Emphasis added.)
That was Bush speaking yesterday. And what? Did he really say Hussein wouldn't let inspectors in? You know those ones lead by Hans Blix that the Bush team continually tried to undermine. Yeah, the ones that where in Iraq, and as it turns out did an excellent job given that the WMD they were trying to find are virtually nonexistent. What meds are they feeding Bush anyway? Guess delusions must be a side effect.
[via Back In Iraq 2.0]
Posted by William Blaze at July 15, 2003 05:14 PM | TrackBackHussein kicked the inspectors out in 1998. He refused to let them back in until the US had a 100,000 person army in the Gulf. The question of the inspectors abilities was related to Hussein's co-operation. Bush wasn't saying 'inspectors are no good', he was saying 'inspections without co-operation are no good'.
Methinks you are having the reality problems not Bush.
Paul
Posted by: Pau Philp on July 17, 2003 01:15 PM