Quote:This is purely opinion and speculation on my part, but I don't believe that President Bush ever knowingly lied. I do believe that he was presented faulty intelligence by others, who had fabricated bits, pieces and chunks of it (I'm looking at you, Cheney), and he took that evidence at face value rather than questioning it. A sin of omission for sure, and one that I doubt was entirely accidental on Bush's part, but I do not believe that George W. Bush ever stood up in front of the American people and told us that Iraq had NBC weapons while knowing that they actually did not.

 

Was he presented false intelligence?  I doubt it.  Was intelligence "fabricated"?  I doubt it.  In either case it can be proven, and there is no evidence that it took place.  Despite of what the media puts out, they are not really privy to such information.

 

Did the media get and put out false information?  I would say probably yes.

 

Was the media fair to President Bush?  Absolutely not.

 

Was the media fair to Vice President Cheney?  Absolutely not.

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