The road to Iraq, paved with mendacity

Many Americans finally believe W and friends used phony WMD claims to gin up a war against the guy who "tried to kill my dad," as W said. Charles J. Hanley, AP special correspondent, provides a lengthy (that's the only kind Hanley writes) and detailed chronology demonstrating that those many Americans are correct. Pack a lunch, it's here. Conclusion:

As late as Sept. 30 last year, in an election debate, Bush stuck to his views.
"Saddam Hussein had no intention of disarming," Bush maintained.
A week before, [Charles] Duelfer had conveyed his 1,000-page final report to the CIA, saying Saddam had disarmed 13 years earlier.

Our president and his pals, incapable of telling the truth.