HIS OFFICE ALSO ASSERTED THE FOLLOWING:
President Bush said today that Democrats in Congress “had access to the same intelligence” as he did in deciding to go to war in Iraq.
Fact: Congress did not have access to the same intelligence the Bush Administration did. And intelligence passed through the White House before getting to Congress.
According to Bob Woodward's Plan of Attack:
The Bush Administration showed Saudi Prince Bandar more intelligence than was shown to Congress. (p. 264.)
Senators Not Shown the National Intelligence Estimate Until Three Days Before the Iraq War Vote. It is not until October 8, 2002, three days before the Senate vote on the Iraq war resolution, and after debate has already started, that 47+ senators are briefed or shown the entire NIE with its key judgment that Iraq "has chemical and biological weapons," writes Woodward. (p. 203)
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