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"I know you have a lot to do and all, but I want you, as soon as you can, to go back over everything, everything. See if Saddam did this. See if he's linked in any way." When Clarke responds by saying that "al-Qaeda did this," Bush says, "I know, I know, but see if Saddam was involved. Just look. I want to know any shred....." Again Clarke protests, after which Bush says "testily," "Look into Iraq, Saddam."
"And frankly, I don't think the people around the president show him memos like that. I don't think he sees memos that he doesn't-- wouldn't like the answer.""
That statement alone is incredibly speculative and has no merit, and the book is filled with tons of those types of speculations. He ends up writing part of it more like a novel than anything else. It doesn't even match with the interviews, because they paint the administration in a much worse light than what the book actually does. If you watch his different interviews and then read his book, I think you'd have difficulty trusting him.
i enjoy it when educated people post so that i don't have to mangle the issue with my crude posting ability, and can just sit back and read
