“In recent weeks, I have heard former Associated Press reporter Ron Fournier on Fox News twice asserting, quite offhandedly, that President George W. Bush 'lied us into war in Iraq.'” WarPresidentHeardWeekNewsPressesIraqFormerReportersFoxesLiedNotableFox NewsPresident George W Bush Author:Laurence Silberman
“The intelligence community's 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) stated, in a formal presentation to President Bush and to Congress, its view that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction - a belief in which the NIE said it held a 90% level of confidence. That is about as certain as the intelligence community gets on any subject.” SaidCertainBeliefPresidentCommunityLevelsViewsSubjectsWeaponsMassDestructionCongressFormalSaddamPresident BushPresentationNotableWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionIntelligence CommunityNational Intelligence Author:Laurence Silberman
“In any event, it is one thing to assert, then or now, that the Iraq war was ill-advised. It is quite another to make the horrendous charge that President Bush lied to or deceived the American people about the threat from Saddam.” PeopleWarPresidentOne ThingEventsThreatIllIraqSaddamDeceivedLiedPresident BushNotableIraq War Author:Laurence Silberman
