Dangerous MSM Misstatements About Iraq WMD

By DemocracyRules

'Research' Will Readily Fit Into One's Politics If One Ignores the Evidence.

A new MSM 'study' accuses:  ... "in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both." It claims Bush "led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses."

Research which ignores key evidence will never be considered valid by experts in research methodology.  In a recent posting I cited a large body of research which indicates that Saddam had WMD.  I describe how he hid these weapons programs and who helped him.  I also explain how he intended to get more in the near future.  I provided detailed citations and sources.

Gina has also written often about this in detail, e.g.: Iraq Trained Terrorists Before War; Also Paid Terrorists in Cash

The MSM 'study' is a collection of assertions of various journalism groups who are ignoring the large body of evidence which disproves their claims.

Just one quote from my posting which disproves the central assertion that Bush conspired to deliberately 'deceive the nation':

Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002, verbatim from the Senate record: "In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security."

WMD are not funny or trivial and they should not be used as political footballs.  MSM distortions can produce massive suffering and unnecessary death.