The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank and Walter Pincus
point out the flaws in Bush’s key arguments that his administration did not mislead the Congress and the country into war. In the article which appears front and center in Saturday’s Post and online, they point out:
But Bush and his aides had access to much more voluminous intelligence information than did lawmakers, who were dependent on the administration to provide the material. And the commissions cited by officials, though concluding that the administration did not pressure intelligence analysts to change their conclusions, were not authorized to determine whether the administration exaggerated or distorted those conclusions.
There’s more, and it’s well worth the read. They do an excellent job of debunking the talking points we’ve been hearing the last few days from national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley and from Bush himself.
Still trying to mislead us? Word of advise, Mr. President: Trying to claim someone is revising history by doing so yourself… not a good idea. Read it yourself here.
