==== Most recently, the Iraqi election came under attack from the far left in the United States and abroad. British Prime Minister Tony Blair rightly opined that anyone believing in liberty and self-rule could not possibly oppose the election. But leftists were able to do so because of intellectual dishonesty and their belief in ends-justify-the-means politics.====
Just the other day I heard some leftist screaming about "Bush lied us into war" which is one of their favorite claims. They use the mis-characterization of his statement "British and American intelligence indicates there are Weapons of Mass Destruction" to assert that he lied. They KNOW that their assertion is a lie. Bush told the truth.
They also suggest that Bush never mentioned "regime change" or "democratic rule" in Iraq prior to the war and that he came up with that idea after the WMDs failed to materialize. This is also a lie.
Until they get to a point where the truth is under their feet, they can not make progress.. and that is good.
Did Bush and company lie? Not precisely. I do think they honestly believe, as many did, that Saddam had some sort of weapons program. However, their belief was so strong that they ignored the evidence they had in their hands that indicated he didn't. They did exaggerate the evidence they had to make their case though. They did knowingly ignore contradictory evidence.