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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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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:39 PM

    @ maureenodonnell

    Please don't assume that I'm cyber-stalking you or wish to become a pen pal.

    But as long as you're batting around freedomaintliberating, will you do me a favor and condemn him/her/it for his/her/its cowardice by hiding behind the children of Hamas?

    Like many contrived and specious talking points, it makes a fairly aerodynamic boomerang.

    I'd do it myself, but it seems unsporting to double-team someone who's not up to being even single-teamed.

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