http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2007/06/paul-krugman-lies-sighs-and-politics.htmlNow fast forward to last Tuesday. Asked whether we should have invaded Iraq, Mr. Romney said that war could only have been avoided if Saddam “had opened up his country to I.A.E.A. inspectors, and they’d come in and they’d found that there were no weapons of mass destruction.” He dismissed this as an “unreasonable hypothetical.”
Except that Saddam did, in fact, allow inspectors in. Remember Hans Blix? When those inspectors failed to find nonexistent W.M.D., Mr. Bush ordered them out so that he could invade. Mr. Romney’s remark should have been the central story in news reports about Tuesday’s debate. But it wasn’t.Whenever someone spouts this lie, ask them one question (which Krugman hints on): If Saddam wouldn't let inspectors in before the war, how come I know Hans Blix's name?"
He wasn't exactly a houshold name before the invasion. It wasn't until the comedians started making fun of his name (and the RW machine making fun of his mission) that he had an ounce of name recognition here in the States.
Even the True Believers hit a mental speedbump if you can dredge up a solid memory of Yesterday's Always-been-the-Truth that conflicts with Today's Always-been-the-Truth.
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