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08/24/2003 Archived Entry: "People are starting to ask questions."
People are starting to ask questions.
As bad as last week was for the White House - and it was among the worst politically since they moved in - this week promises to be even worse. Excuse me if I have no sympathy whatsoever.
The citizens of this country are beginning to realize they've been had by this administration.
A day before President Bush's visit to Washington state, about 1,100 people packed a forum organized by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee and demanded an investigation into the administration's case for invading Iraq.Inslee, a Democrat, and three panelists offered a list of complaints about what they described as the Bush administration's exaggerations about Iraq, including suggestions that Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were in cahoots and that Saddam tried to get uranium from Africa.
"Why didn't Americans get the straight scoop?" Inslee asked. "Democracy demands an answer."
Their arguments drew thunderous applause at nearly every turn. At one point, Inslee asked -- to no avail -- if there wasn't anyone in the audience who would defend the president.
