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Article: A moveable myth.(Devil in the Details)(weapons of mass destruction in Syria)
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- The American Prospect
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- April 1, 2005
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SO HOW 'BOUT THOSE weapons of mass destruction in Syria?
Speaking in front of an audience of veterans at Suncreek United Methodist Church in Allen, Texas, on February 19, Republican Congressman Sam Johnson let his listeners in on a conversation he'd supposedly had with Top Gun George W. Bush himself. "Syria is the problem," Johnson said he told the president. "Syria is where those weapons of mass destruction are, in my view. You know, I can fly an F-15, put two nukes on 'em, and I'll make one pass. We won't have to worry about Syria anymore."
Johnson's chief of staff, Cody Lusk, explained to Roll Call, which first reported the remarks, that Johnson ...