A BUZZFLASH READER
COMMENTARY
Did
George W. Bush Invade Iraq by Lying?
Why did Bush start a war that:
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Here's
what Bush said:
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Bush's
Claim
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Reality
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"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the
materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve
agent."
State of the Union Address – 1/28/2003
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Iraq has 500 tons of chemical weapons:
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Sarin gas
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Mustard
gas
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VX Nerve
agent
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Not True
Zero Chemical Weapons Found
Not a drop of any chemical weapons has been found anywhere in Iraq |
"U.S. intelligence indicates
that Saddam Hussein
had upwards of 30,000 munitions capable of delivering chemical agents."
State of the Union Address –
1/28/2003
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Iraq has 30,000
weapons capable of dumping chemical weapons on people
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Not True
Zero Munitions Found
Not a single chemical weapon's munition has been found anywhere in Iraq |
"We have also discovered through
intelligence
that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas."
State of the Union Address –
1/28/2003
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Iraq has a growing fleet of planes capable of dispersing chemical weapons
almost anywhere in the world
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Not True
Zero Aerial Vehicles Found
Not a single aerial vehicle capable of dispersing chemical or biological weapons, has been found anywhere in Iraq |
"Evidence
from intelligence sources, secret communications and statements by people
now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of Al Qaida."
State of the Union Address –
1/28/2003
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Iraq aids and
protects terrorists, including members of Al Qaeda
And implied that Iraq was somehow behind 9/11
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Not True
Zero Al Qaeda Connection
To date, not a shred of evidence connecting
Hussein with Al Qaida or any other known terrorist organizations have been
revealed.
(besides certain Palestinian groups who represent no direct threat to the US) |
"Our intelligence sources tell us that he
(Saddam) has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for
nuclear weapons production."
State of the Union Address –
1/28/2003
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Iraq has attempted to purchase metal tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production
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Not True
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as
well as dozens of leading scientists declared said tubes unsuitable for
nuclear weapons production -- months before the war.
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"Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is
rebuilding facilities at [past nuclear] sites."
Bush speech to the nation –
10/7/2002
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Iraq is rebuilding
nuclear facilities at former sites.
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Not True
Two
months of inspections at these former Iraqi nuclear sites found zero evidence
of prohibited nuclear activities there
IAEA report to UN Security Council – 1/27/2003
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"The British government has learned that
Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from
Africa."
State of the Union Address –
1/28/2003
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Iraq recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa
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Not True
The documents implied were known at the time by
Bush to be forged and not credible.
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"We know he's been absolutely devoted to
trying to acquire nuclear weapons, and we believe he has, in fact,
reconstituted nuclear weapons."
VP Dick Cheney – "Meet the
Press" 3/16/2003
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Iraq has
Nuclear Weapons for a fact
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Not True
"The IAEA had found no evidence or plausible
indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons program in Iraq."
IAEA report to UN Security Council – 3/7/2003
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"We
gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them
in."
Bush Press Conference 7/14/2003
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Iraq's Saddam Hussein refused to allow UN inspectors
into Iraq
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Not True
UN inspectors went into Iraq to search for
possible weapons violations from December 2002 into March 2003
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