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A reference guide to the Downing Street Memo

President Shrub
13-06-2005, 07:46
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Kevin_Baas/Antimisinformation&action=history

This was created by a Liberal blogger, but I contributed to it a fair amount, as you'll see. It's a perfect reference guide of all the current information on the DSM, and rebuttals to all arguments against its importance.

And also, in other news, Bush is losing support from several key Republicans. As I'm sure also already know, Bush's approval rating is at his lowest for his entire career, and it's also a historical low, as well. (55% of Americans disapprove of the President.) Apparently, that 5% is from Conservatives being rather upset as well.

Video of the story (http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?channel=i_video&clip=/media/2005/06/12/video701191&sec=250&vidId=250&title=Congress$@$Bush$@$Spar$@$On$@$Iraq&hitboxMLC=politics)

CBS called it "political fallout", and it's centering mostly around the backlash from Bush's actions in Iraq. Republican Mel Martinez asked Bush to shut down Guantanamo Bay, calling it, "...an icon for bad stories."

Republic Senator Lindsey Graham said that the administration has not provided enough support for troops in Iraq, saying that if it continues, public support "...is going to keep slipping away."

Republican Walter Jones, the man who coined the term 'freedom fries', has also called for a time-table on when troops are leaving Iraq. In addition, he said, "The reason for invading proved untrue."

I suppose that guy must just be liberally-biased, though.

Oh, and.. Just recently, another memo has been released, revealing that British Intelligence believed that a post-war Iraq would be incredible difficult to rebuild. The U.S.'s pre-Iraq war plans are "virtually silent on the issue", bringing the Downing Street minutes to the front pages of all the mainstream news, once again.

But don't take my word for it. Read the story on Fox News.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159287,00.html
Olantia
13-06-2005, 08:13
I'd like to ask whether Matthew Rycroft has commented upon DSM veracity? Or is he unavailable?