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He ran against the iraq war. he said it was stupid, horrible, disastrous. but it wasn t the cia s fault we started that war. the chief briefer for the agency told me on air that no one from the cia ever told an administration official that iraq had nuclear weapons. let s watch. we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. we believe he has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons. was that true or not so we were saying was that true? we were saying can you answer that question? is that true? that s not true. they re selling the war, saying you made that stuff when you didn t. they re using your credibility to make the case for war dishonestly, as you just admitted. look, i m just telling you you just admitted it. i m just telling they re giving a false presentation of what you gave to them? on some aspects. it was a nest of neocons in the pentagon and the vice president s office who pushed that horrible war from day one and john bolton ....
It was real sort of emotional people to people opening in the cold war that really was something. i think that same spirit is something president obama will try to recreate today. we heard this from the president that this is about war and peace and also for historic perspective, tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of the hiroshima bombing. you have that backdrop on the horrors of what can happen to the world if a nuclear option is always on the table. i think he will get really tough with those who really promoted the war with iraq. vice president dick cheney was out there saying they had nuclear weapons with no evidence to support that. they were selling that war dishonestly. he ll say it s like the people ....
no, as the brophyer as the briefer, my job is to carry cia s best information and best analysis to the president of the united states, make sure he understands it. right. my job is to not watch what they re saying ob tv and say you think it s a joke? what? in there you think it s a joke? that s not my job. . i wasn t paying attention. i was studying. you are briefing the president on the reasons for war. they re selling the war, using your stuff saying you made that case when you didn t. so they re using your credibility to make the case for war dishonestly as juv just admitted? look, i m just telling you. you had mitted. they gave a false presentation on what you said earlier? on some also suspects. nuclear weapons, that s a big deal. do you agree? it s a big deal to explain they had a weapon when you knew they didn t. that s a big deal. and, no, the right answer to the iraq wore question is not that the administration was fed bad intelligence. so to my friend ch ....
President intelligence, you are the top person, you see cheney make this charge. he had the capability. nobody reached in and said, no, that s not what we told him. chris, chris, it wasn t my job. my job. to tell the truth. no, as the briefer? as the briefer, my job is to carry cia s best information a best analysis to the president he understands it. right. my job is to not watch what they re saying ob tv and say you think it s a joke? what? you think it s a joke? that s not my job. i wasn t paying attention. i was studying. you are briefing the president on the reasons for war. they re selling the war, using your stuff saying you made that case when you didn t. so they re using your credibility to make the case for war dishonestly as just admitted? ....
President on the reasons for war. they re selling the war, using your stuff saying you made that case when you didn t. so they re using your credibility to make the case for war dishonestly as juv just admitted? look, i m just telling you. you had mitted. they gave a false presentation on what you said earlier? on some also suspects. deal. do you agree? it s a big deal to explain they had a weapon when you knew they didn t. that s a big deal. and, no, the right answer to the iraq wore question is not that the administration was fed bad intelligence. so to my friend, chris, three cheers for that interview, for clearing that up for the record. there is more to clear up next with nbc s richard engels, stay with us. after brushing listerine® total care ....