Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Bush Today On The NIE
by BarbinMD
Moments ago, speaking in Nebraska, George Bush said:It is clear from the latest NIE, that the Iranian government has more to explain about its nuclear intentions and past actions.
No, what is clear from the latest NIE is that the Bush administration has more to explain on what they knew and when they knew it. Less than two months ago, when Bush said:
...if you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you ought to be interested in preventing them from having knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon. And I take this very -- I take the threat of Iran with a nuclear weapon very seriously.
...did he already know that Iran had suspended their nuclear weapons program in 2003?