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Originally posted by headsplice
Who would dare question? Dean from Vermont (I think), one of the Democratic Primary candidates. The rhetoric he's throwing down is heartening if you don't quite trust the current administration.
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I'm not sure it matters if anyone questions. It was obvious that Bush was stretching reallity during the State of the Union with his Iraq/bin Laden connection, while the nuke U lar funny business came out soon after(I forget the time frame.). His supporters were and are willing to suspend disbelief. The same folks who were sceptical then are sceptical now. Dean does, however, have a leg up on the Dems who lacked the cajones to express doubt back then. He has a ready made block of voters and quite a fund raising machine. His problem is convincing Democratic voters that its okay to pretend they were mislead. I guess, though, if most Dem politicians are a reflection of the voters...
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Finally, I may have missed this elsewhere, but, does anyone know when planning to go to war in Iraq started? I have my own theory based purely on anecdotal information, but I'd like to have some more facts.
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PNAC's white paper "Rebuilding America's Defenses:
Strategy, Forces and Resources for a New Century" outlining the importance of global empire building, including regime change in Iraq, was released in September of 2000. I'd assume political types have been planning it since Bush Daddy lost to Clinton.