Friday, November 11, 2005

Think Progress » Bush Resurrects False Claim That Congress Had “Same Intelligence” On Iraq: "In his speech today, President Bush claimed that members of Congress who voted for the 2002 Iraq war resolution ‘had access to the same intelligence’ as his administration. This is patently false.

Nevermind that much of the intelligence offered to the public and to Congress was inaccurate and misleading, or that according to the Downing Street memo and other documents, such intelligence was likely intentionally ‘fixed.’ It is simply not true to state that Congress received the ‘same intelligence’ as the White House:"

(A bullet-point summary of the argument)
  • Dissent From White House Claims on Iraq Nuclear Program Consistently Withheld from Congress
  • Sen. Kerrey: Bush “Has Much More Access” to Intel Than Congress
  • Rockefeller: PDBs, CIA Intel Withheld From Senate
  • War Supporter Ken Pollack: White House Engaged in “Creative Omission” of Iraq Intel
  • White House Had Exclusive Access to “Unique” Intel Sources

(Via Think Progress.)