Rationale for War Goes Down the Tubes
/The central claim at the heart of the Bush
administration's case for going to war was thoroughly discredited by
the New York Times yesterday [here 
].
Before the war, the Bush administration stated without doubt that
Saddam Hussein was rebuilding a nuclear weapons program and, as proof,
it pointed to the only physical evidence it could find: Iraq's attempt
to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes. We now know, however, that
the smoking gun was a fabrication. According to the New York Times, top
U.S. nuclear weapons experts strongly contradicted the White House
claim. The tubes, simply put, were the wrong kind for enriching
uranium. Nonetheless, the White House ignored the experts and kept
their views from the public. The result: "a largely one-sided
presentation to the public that did not convey the depth of evidence
and argument against" the apocalyptic claims. [more ]
].
Before the war, the Bush administration stated without doubt that
Saddam Hussein was rebuilding a nuclear weapons program and, as proof,
it pointed to the only physical evidence it could find: Iraq's attempt
to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes. We now know, however, that
the smoking gun was a fabrication. According to the New York Times, top
U.S. nuclear weapons experts strongly contradicted the White House
claim. The tubes, simply put, were the wrong kind for enriching
uranium. Nonetheless, the White House ignored the experts and kept
their views from the public. The result: "a largely one-sided
presentation to the public that did not convey the depth of evidence
and argument against" the apocalyptic claims. [more ]
