Sixteen Truthful Words - Bush on Iraq and Uranium

WILLIAM SAFIRE
in the New York Times, admitting that Bush spoke the truth in his Sate of the Union speech, wherein he said these sixteen words.

"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."

When Wilson lied and said there was no evidence for this, the anti-war movement pounced and created the now famous "Bush lied; people died" slogan.

Safire points out, Bush told the truth and it was Wilson who lied.

That apology was a mistake; Bush had spoken the plain truth. Did Saddam seek uranium from Africa, evidence of his continuing illegal interest in a nuclear weapon? Here is Lord Butler's nonpartisan panel, which closely examined the basis of the British intelligence:

". . . we conclude that the statement in President Bush's State of the Union Address of 28 January 2003 that `The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa' was well-founded."
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