By Chris anon Some people in politics like to stretch the truth a little to gain propaganda but, how much is too much?
According to the False Pretenses article by By Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith, found at http://www.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/, George W. Bush lied a grand total of 935 times.Four of these moments include when he claimed:1. That "Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them." It is very clear that they do not2. "Iraq had links to Al Qaeda" If they did who knows who they are or what we could do about it.3. President Bush declared: "We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories." But it had been reported that the factory was used to produce gas for weather balloons. not quite the biological warfare factory used to scare the public.4. Bush also said: "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa. Our intelligence sources tell us that he has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production." But he had been sent an email by his research team that had claimed it a hoax.The fact is...well? Who could say what the facts are now? Sources all twist things the way they want them to appear to the public. I have no doubt in my mind that Bush has twisted a few truths, I would hope for the sake of his integrity that not all 935 comments were lies. For now though as Americans we must just wait out the war, even if who we are fighting is unclear. The most important thing is to support the troops while they make history and defend our country.
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