> From: "Mark Hessey" 
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote: A majority
of Americans believe
> President Bush either lied or deliberately exaggerated evidence that Iraq
> possessed weapons of mass destruction in order to justify war, according to
> a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
> Well actually, it says:
> "While 21 percent said they believe that Bush lied about the
threat posed by
> Iraq, a larger number -- 31 percent -- thought he exaggerated but did not
> lie. Indeed, six in 10 Americans believed, as Bush did, that Iraq had such
> weapons."
> So, yes if you add the two minorities together you get a
"majority" of 52%,
> but a dishonest majority, especially given that 60% believed the WMD were
> there. Too, if we go to the supplementary information we find:
> ====
> 14. Regardless of whether or not it exaggerated the evidence do you think
> the Bush administration honestly believed that Iraq has weapons of mass
> destruction, or not?
> Honestly     Did not honestly
> believed         believe          No opinion
> 2/11/04        68               27                 4 ====
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/vault/stories/data021304.h
> ml


Hohum. 

"Indeed, six in 10 Americans believed, as Bush did, that Iraq had such
 weapons."

Blimey I had no idea that six in 10 Americans had their own Intel service
comprising spies, satellites etc. It's almost like they believed Mr Bush
& what he was telling them coz he (in theory) did have a working intel
service complete with spies, satellites etc.

It must be great in the US what with "Intel-R-us" on every street
corner allowing average joes to get information on foreign sovereign
states.

Adam

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