Iraq: "A Carefully Orchestrated Campaign Of Misinformation" And Revisionist History

The Center for Public Integrity, which bills itself as a "nonpartisan research organization," released False Pretenses, headlined with The Orchestrated Deception On The Path To War. It starts:

President George W. Bush and seven of his administration's top officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, made at least 935 false statements in the two years following September 11, 2001, about the national security threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Ironically, the opening fails to mention then-Secretary of State Colin Powell, who, it later points out, made the most "false statements" about Iraq and it's WMD. Nowhere are Democrats mentioned in this "nonpartisan" document, so allow me to remind you of their statements before the war:

Hillary Clinton


John Edwards


Chuck Schumer on October 23, 2005:
Tim Russert: Based on what you now know today, do you regret having voted for the war?
Sen. Schumer: Well, no, Tim, because my vote was seen and I still see it as a need to say we must fight a strong and active war on terror.

Nancy Pelosi on November 17, 2002:
"Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that."

John Rockefeller on October 10, 2002:
"There is no doubt in my mind that Saddam Hussein is a despicable dictator, a war criminal, a regional menace, and a real and growing threat to the United States."

An abundance of Democrats:

For more, MUCH MORE, from nearly every prominent Democrat, including those from President Clinton's administration, check this website. Ah, selective memory from lily-livered liberals!