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Obama v. the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran

Last year, the NIE famously concluded with "high confidence" that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Why did Obama say yesterday that Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons?

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  • Monday, January 12, 2009 10:30 AM

    Shooter242

    This is exactly the kind of thinking that led to the tragedy of Willie Horton.

    You know what? Spare me. If it wasn't for your boy 43 and his outrageously incompetent prosecution of the "war on terrah" -- idiotic policies you cheered on -- Obama wouldn't have to clean up this mess in the first place.

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