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Article: In re World War IV.(on the right)(weapons of mass destruction)
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- National Review
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- February 28, 2005
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NEW YORK, JANUARY 18
GEORGE W. Bush is the center of attention this week. On Monday, the networks each showcased an exclusive interview with the president done in the White House. All pondered similar questions. They bore on the tactical question of Iraq (How are we doing?) and Iraq's strategic implications (Where else are we likely to do the same thing?). One questioner was blunt: Since Iraq was not in fact deploying weapons of mass destruction, what reason do you have, Mr. President, to suppose that the world will believe you if in the future you make such charges intending preemptive action?
Mr. Bush said that he had relied on the same intelligence ...