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Words of Wisdom from Bernard Kerik: Part Deux

“And I read some of the articles about this, about Dr. Kay’s report today, in my opinion, there was one weapon of mass destruction in Iraq, and it was Saddam Hussein. … I watched a video of Saddam sitting in an office and allowing two Doberman Pinschers to eat alive a general, a military general because he did not trust his loyalty. There was one weapon of mass destruction — he’s no longer in power. And I think that’s what counts today.”

— Bernard Kerik, during the same press conference. CIA special envoy David Kay found there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The president’s argument for war had something to do with WMD and not altogether much about dogs eating generals.

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