I have heard it countless times, Bush lied, people died or Bush lied, and thousands died! Victor Davis Hanson takes down this absurd slogan. From the article: Although we don’t hear much any more about “No blood for oil,” the lie about “Bush lied, thousands died” has never been put to rest. What was odd about the untruth was not just that Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan, and the anti-war street crowd become popular icons through spreading such lies, but that the Democratic party — whose kingpins (Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Harry Reid, et al.) had all given fiery speeches in favor of invading Iraq — refined the slur into an effective 2006 talking point. That Democrats from Nancy Pelosi to Harry Reid had looked at the same intelligence from CIA Director (and Clinton appointee) George “slam-dunk” Tenet (who authored a self-serving memoir ankle-biting George W. Bush while still in office), and had agreed with Tenet’s assessments, at least until the insurgency destroyed public support for the war, was conveniently forgotten. LW nationalreview/article/390725/biggest-lie-victor-davis-hanson
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 22:45:46 +0000
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