Does anybody remember why we went to war? The US Resident certainly doesn't seem to. El Busho is now claiming that he went to war because Saddam had "a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in." This is in spite of the fact that UN Weapons Inspectors were forced to flee Iraq because the US and Britain claimed they were being ineffective. Ironic that the people who denied the inspectors' pleas for "more time" are now asking the public for more time.

Meanwhile, it is interesting to pursue the original source of claims that Iraq purchased nuclear material from Niger. It seems Bush was relying on the CIA, who were relying on British Intelligence, who may have been relying on Italian Intelligence, who may or may not have originally got the story from French Intelligence. Aha! Now we can blame the French again! White House insiders claim the Brits still stand by their claims, while the Brits say they cannot dismiss the claims as they have no idea where they came from!