Gang Activity: Mortimer Fesses Up When Joe Calls Bullshit on Past Assertions About the War

“Mortimer, why did you say the invasion— and it should be noted, the ongoing occupation —of Iraq was US ‘continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001?’ When you knew just as well then as you do now, that it was— how shall we say? —uhh… not true?”

“I wanted to fool the masses!”

[Think Progress: Bush Now Says What He Wouldn’t Say Before War: Iraq Had ‘Nothing’ To Do With 9/11]