rhetoric escalates

so syria now officially has WMDs or is looking for them. you would think that after the stunning failure to find evidence of this claim last time around that the administration might be wary of using it again. you'd be wrong.

never underestimate the stupidity of the american public.

Bush issues WMD order on N.Korea, Iran, Syria
Wed Jun 29, 2005 11:24 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Wednesday issued an executive order that gives U.S. authorities significant new powers to seize the assets of companies believed to be helping North Korea, Iran and Syria acquire technology for use in nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
The order did not specify countries, but an annex had an initial list of four entities from Iran, three from North Korea and one from Syria, an administration official said.
The order was in response to concerns of a presidential commission that issued a report in March criticizing U.S. intelligence efforts on weapons of mass destruction.