UK and US 'may have been wrong on WMDs' (former defence minister)

[Barrett808]

UK and US 'may have been wrong on WMDs'
JASON BEATTIE
CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

Key points
• Former defence minister says UK and US may have to admit they were wrong about Iraq's WMDs
• PM also facing pressure on tuition fees with potential rebellion on Tuesday
• Ministers lined up to back Mr Blair's plans in the media
• Hutton report into the death of Dr David Kelly is published on Wednesday

Key quote: "Sooner or later we may well have to say ‘yep, the intelligence was faulty and the decisions we took were based on the best evidence available and the best evidence available wasn’t good enough" Dr Lewis Moonie, former defence minister

Story in full: FRESH controversy over the existence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction yesterday overshadowed Downing Street’s attempts to bolster Tony Blair’s reputation ahead of the most testing week of his political career.

Dr Lewis Moonie, a former defence minister, said the time was approaching when Britain and America should admit they were wrong about Saddam Hussein’s chemical and biological programmes.

The comments could not have come at a worse time for Mr Blair as he seeks to persuade sceptical Labour MPs to back his controversial policy on top-up fees, and braces himself for possible censure in Lord Hutton’s report on the death of Dr David Kelly.

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http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=95182004

[Nay]

1. Well, except the intelligence WASN'T faulty. . .Bush just

refused to listen to the REAL intelligence, and had a group of cronies trump up some FAKE intelligence that was so badly done a schoolchild could point out the errors. Jeezus.

[Laughing Mirror]

2. When will this "may have been" pussyfooting around end?

WERE. US and Britain WERE wrong on WMD, that is, weapons of mass destruction relative program activities, as I believe the nomenclature has been changed to.

[lancdem]

3. No shit, Sherlock!

:eyes:

[damnraddem]

4. Faulty intellegence? Hah!

It was the lies that were faulty.

[cprise]

5. You may have to say your judgement is faulty

Anyone can choose to put shit up on a pedestal. That's what Blair did, and he was wrong.

[KansDem]

6. That's putting it mildly...

After the deaths of over 500 Americans and 1,000s of Iraqis.

And don't give me any of this "didn't connect the dots" bullshit. The intelligence was there: it was ignored or altered by the PNACers.

Sooner or later we are going to have to say 'Yep, you're all going to rot in prison.'

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. Oh well...

Everybody makes mistakes sometimes, right Georgie? :puke: