CNN - U.S. Britian downplay (spin) Kay

[LeftHander]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. and British officials have shrugged off an assertion by the CIA special adviser searching for weapons of mass destruction that Iraq probably never had such stockpiles.

Washington stuck to its position Monday, insisting it was too soon to pass judgment about the hunt for banned weapons in occupied Iraq. Britain went even further, saying the removal of Saddam Hussein justified the war regardless of whether the weapons existed.....

"Hey whore how's the whoring?"

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/26/sprj.nirq.kay/

[Barrett808]

1. Check out the poll: Who owes more of an explanation?

Who owes more of an explanation over the lack of WMD evidence in Iraq?

U.S. intelligence services 29% 2338 votes

U.S. President George W. Bush 68% 5525 votes

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair 3% 215 votes
Total: 8078 votes

[damnraddem]

2. It's too early to pass judgement on assertions that ...

there were so many WMDs in Iraq that occupying forces would incur most casualties by stumbling over them while walking down the street.

Yeah, sure.

[calimary]

3. They must be waiting until calimary decides to vote republi-CON.

THAT'S why it's taking 'em so long to give up the ghost.

on edit -

If that's so, they'll be waiting a LOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG time.

[MrPrax]

4. US and Britain downplaying?

They are getting a whole lot of help from their 'free press' in downplaying the 'whole rationale' for an illegal invasion...even their handpicked 'inspector' doesn't agree...

Just like Blix diplomatically said ...

Similar to the what other politicians were saying...

"Excuse me, I'm not convinced" - Joschka Fischer, German foreign minister to Donny Rumsfeld

Reminds me of one of the whore columns that are fun to quote...

This one from Paul Berman...

Why Germany Isn't Convinced
Joschka Fischer is wrong to resist the Iraq war. But he's not evil.
By Paul Berman
Posted Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at 9:43 AM PT

Like many Americans and all Turks, I am in despair right now over the Germans, the French, and the Belgians and their NATO machinations. Here are the Turks, facing Saddam Hussein across the border with his terrifying weapons. And, through no fault of their own, the Turks, members in good standing of NATO, might well end up under the most ghastly of attacks. NATO ought to be rushing to Turkey's defense, right? What can those Europeans be thinking in refusing to do any such thing? ...
(snip)
...
"In my own judgment, Fischer and his fellow thinkers in Europe and even in the United States are making a mistake in failing to press for a harder line against Iraq—a harder line that might bring about Saddam's collapse more or less peacefully or, if need be, not peacefully. It should be obvious that, in the Arab world, fascist and Nazi-like movements—political tendencies that call for random mass murder in the name of paranoid and apocalyptic ideas—have gotten completely out of hand."

hahaha...yeah yeah...and these guys got paychecks for this crap...

http://slate.msn.com/id/2078560/

One of thousands of editorials from the pre-war Media!!!

[rustydog]

5. This may be rhetorical but it's gotta be said...

So, does this mean I was right when I stood on the street corners with my NO WAR sign being flipped-off by Republican controlled Yakimoo (mad-cow) Washington?
Does this mean the people of England, the governments of FRANCE, GERMANY were correct and Bush and company were wrong?

How does one who started or supported this war wash the blood of 525 dead Americans and 20-thousand plus wounded American troops off of their hands?

[0007]

6. Now!

U.S. intelligence services =25% 3956 votes


U.S. President George W. Bush = 72% 11228 votes


UK Prime Minister Tony Blair = 2% 351 votes