What's the phrase "16 words" have to do with *?

[Craig3410]

Hey, I'm 18 and I immediately recognized everything else; give me credit for paying attention. ;)

[soleft]

1. Reference to uranium in his 2003 state of union speech?

[aquart]

2. He lied in the State of the Union Address.

I forget the actual quote.

[thereismore]

3. words he spoke at the address to the nation, having to do

with Iraq buying yellowcake from Africa. A lie.

[Lindacooks]

4. Here they are:

The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa. That was in his State of the Union lie, er, address on January 28, 2003.

Of course, they were are are a lie.

[MyNameGoesHere]

5. Because it was a lie?

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

[SteppingRazor]

6. The 16 words are these:

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

Condi Rice coined the phrase, trying to belittle the lie as being "only 16 words" in a long SOTU speech.

[tridim]

11. Just remember to say "Africa" with an inflection

that implies it's an evil continent.

[SteppingRazor]

12. Or, if you're Bush...

an evil country :dunce:

[ComerPerro]

7. What they said above, and here are the sixteen words

The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa

[SidDithers]

8. About Iraq seeking uranium from an African country..

the "16 words" Bush included in his 2003 State of the Union address, which Joe Wilson subsequently wrote about in his NYT editorial.

Sid

[BlueEyedSon]

9. He was told (by whom?) to take them out, that that conclusion was based on

shaky intel....

I believe ha gave another speech prior, and the 16 words were removed. Then they magically reappeared for the SOTUA.

[annabanana]

10. You're a good kid, Craig!

I hope you're teaching all your roommates(?) what's what!

[unrepuke]

15. Right on, Dude - and stay out of the draft!

[jobycom]

13. What they said, plus it's the extent of his vocabulary without cue cards.

Well, it seems, anyway.

[liveoaktx]

14. Downing Street Memo Demand Action MP3 Collection at

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