Bush told in August that Iran nuke program 'may be suspended'

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush was told in August that Iran's nuclear weapons program "may be suspended," the White House said Wednesday, which seemingly contradicts the account of the meeting given by Bush Tuesday.

President Bush wasn't given specifics in the August meeting, his press secretary says.

Adm. Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, told Bush the new information might cause intelligence officials to change their assessment of the Iranian program, but said analysts needed to review the new data before making a final judgment, White House press secretary Dana Perino said late Wednesday.

...snip...

The new account from Perino seems to contradict the president's version of his August conversation with McConnell and raised new questions about why Bush continued to warn the American public about a threat from Iran two months after being told a new assessment was in the works.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/05/bush.iran/index.html

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Bearing in mind that Bush was on vacation in August, and couldn't really be expected to pay attention...

[truthisfreedom]

1. This is the way of this administration. Everybody hears about the intelligence before bush does.

It's like he's the last one in line to get the truth, according to him.

In reality, he never expected the NIA to be made public, because he thinks he and cheney are in charge of EVERYTHING.

[santamargarita]

2. Bush is a World Class Liar!

Or, someone else is actually running this corrupt government, or, Cheney doesn't tell the little twerp anything?

[kurth]

3. The Bush regime is based on lies

[niceypoo]

4. Watch them continue to beat the drum for war

You think this will stop them? The congress has given Bush blanket impunity by taking impeachment off of the table.

[MilesColtrane]

5. At Crawford Bush was too busy having meetings with Jack Daniels to be bothered. n/t

[Cobalt-60]

6. I wouldn't believe Junior if he told me the sun was out

Much less any of the vermin around him.
He says he's president? Then he knew, period.
Either way -know or didn't know - rates removal from office.

[rodeodance]

7. and he thought he would ante up for a few months. SICKO

[rodeodance]

8. and he thought he would ante up for a few months. SICKO

[boricua79]

9. stop mincing words

it doesn't contradict, it proves he LIED!

LIED LIED LIED.

[Spazito]

10. Yet another August PDB deliberately ignored.....

because it was of benefit to bush and the neocons to do so. The first one tied to bin Laden and 9/11 was ignored, ignoring the second was intended to allow bush and the neocons to wage war on Iran.


Gosh, this seems almost like a ........pattern.

[LiberalFighter]

11. Too busy with his vacation?

[Spazito]

12. More along the lines of his ignoring what he doesn't want to hear....

He pretended he never heard the the August 2001 PDB warning him about bin Laden and now another August PDB with an intelligence report that didn't please him so he pretended he never heard it.

[rodeodance]

13. and Keith O. tonight's Special Comment really was grand!