We were lucky enough to miss the president’s news conference earlier today, but, suffice to say, there was saber-rattling a’plenty at Iran. For a concise explanation and delineation of all the facts from the bullshit, please read this post over at Talking Points Memo:
“A reporter friend told me recently that the administration is saying on background that the really slam-dunk evidence they’re not yet able to release. But as I told this person, after the experience of 2002 and 2003, mere self-respect prevents me from putting any credence whatsoever in such claims.
If they had the evidence, we’d be seeing it. But without any solid evidence, the president still wants to fool the American public into believing these bogus claims.
After the Iran war, we’ll probably be walked back and shown that President Bush never really said that (Iran) was giving these weapons to the people using them against U.S. troops. He didn’t fib. We just didn’t listen closely enough. So before all our soldiers die and before the president makes yet a million more screwups for which we’ll pay for decades into the future, let’s look closely at what he’s actually saying.”
Amen.
This article appears in February 9 • 2007.