Kerry Accuses Bush of Changing Iraq War Rationale

[Barrett808]

Kerry Accuses Bush of Changing Iraq War Rationale
By David Alexander

RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Front-runner John Kerry, buoyed by the endorsement of Virginia's governor as Democratic presidential nominee, accused President Bush on Sunday of trying to revise his Iraq war rationale after the fact.

At a news conference, Kerry challenged Bush's assertion during a televised morning talk show that the United States went to war with Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) because it knew he had the ability to make weapons of mass destruction.

"This is a far cry from what the president and his administration told the American people through 2002," Kerry said. "Back then President Bush repeatedly told the American people that Saddam Hussein has got chemical weapons.

"They told us they could deploy these weapons within 45 minutes to injure our troops," the four-term senator from Massachusetts added. "It was on that basis that he sent Americans' sons and daughters off to war."

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[lastknowngood]

1. Duh like we can't see that

n/t

[sallyseven]

3. Not everyone is smart enought to

come to DU for the right information.

[Moderator]

2. Barrett808

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[snippy]

4. This is smart. And accusing Bush of changing his story can be a

continuing theme for the democrats right up to the election. Bush does it constantly when he gets caught in a lie.

[zbdent]

5. Maybe we should start asking "What's the reason going to be next

week?"