So says Mark Kirk about the justification for the Iraq War.
First—irony concerning being lied to noted.
Second, the base cannot be happy about that.
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Mark Kirk says the Bush administration lied to him about the evidence for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Kirk voted to invade Iraq and said he was morally certain Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
But in a debate Wednesday, the U.S. Senate candidate said he was given false information in a briefing by the deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President George W. Bush.
Kirk says he “absolutely” believes he was lied to.
Third, irony regarding a guy running on his intelligence credentials is noted.
Follow up question. Should President Bush be investigated for lying about the grounds of the war in Iraq if you believe he lied to you Congressman?
You’d think Ponce might have asked that.
Nice of Kirk’s allies in the media to wait to ask this question until so late in the cycle it can’t be much of an election issue.
You can still get an ad up in time if they want to. Just won’t be on long enough to resonate well nor is there room with Jesse White and Lisa Madigan advertising while in safe races.
Of course, to be fair, Kirk lied about his intel credentials, too. So there’s that…