Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Bush Blasts 'Revisionist Historians' on Iraq

ELIZABETH, N.J. (Reuters) - President Bush countered those questioning his justification for the invasion of Iraq on Monday, dismissing "revisionist historians" and saying Washington acted to counter a persistent threat.

"Now there are some who would like to rewrite history; revisionist historians is what I like to call them," Bush said in a speech to New Jersey business leaders.


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The President seems to be starting to feel the heat. An interesting parallel springs to mind here: Richard Nixon's demeanor during speeches and press conferences became gradually more defensive as the Watergate scandal slowly unfolded in the early 1970s. Is Bush starting to privately freak out about the missing WMDs?

I wonder...

Thanks to This Modern World.

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