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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated

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To: Sully- who wrote (19883)12/14/2003 6:44:53 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 793622
 
This most recent example of your, er, "interesting" approach to labeling things "facts" and "distortions" reminded me of some old business. The other day I happened upon a Friedman column from 8/1/2002, where he clearly recognizes that Bush had in mind democracy for Iraq. This is how the article starts.

<<Iraq Without Saddam
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

As I think about President Bush's plans to take out Saddam Hussein and rebuild Iraq into a democracy, ...>>

This is a clear indicator that Friedman was not speaking for himself when, in the article at issue, he introduced the cynic, who thought it strictly about WMD. Yes, I recognize this fact of mine won't make a dent in your interpretation...
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