Bush Blames Iraq on... Someone Other than Himself

As the video clip above shows, during an interview with ABC's Charlie Gibson, President Bush said (among other things) this:

"The biggest regret of all the presidency has to have been the intelligence failure in Iraq. A lot of people put their reputations on the line and said, you know ... the weapons of mass destruction is a reason to remove Saddam Hussein. It wasn't just people in my administration, and um ... You know, that's not a do-over, but I wish the intelligence had been different, I guess."

As usual, Crooks & Liars has concise, spot-on commentary:

"As always with Bush, the Buck Stops Over There, Or There -- Anywhere But Here....

"[G]uys like Richard Clarke were warning him he shouldn't even go into Iraq if he was serious about combating terrorism.

"Clearly, he wasn't. He was just intent on kicking Saddam's ass, regardless of the price paid." (C&L)

Memeorandum has commentary.

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