US Acknowledges Flaws in Iraq Intelligence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush’s national security adviser acknowledged on Thursday there may have been flaws in prewar intelligence about Iraq but brushed aside calls for an independent investigation into the matter.

“I think that what we have is evidence that there are differences between what we knew going in and what we found on the ground,” Condoleezza Rice told CBS.

Um, ya think? It’s kind of obvious at this point isn’t it? And it seems weird to use “knew” in that statement.

In a series of television interviews, Rice defended Bush’s decision and said the United States may never learn the whole truth about Iraq’s arms capabilities because of looting, which U.S. forces failed to stop immediately after the invasion.

Yeah, those tons of weapons and nuclear missiles were carried off with the chairs and vases.