Romney's Defense

Mitt Romney's staff attempts to defend the governor's repeated claim that there were no inspectors in Iraq. Ezra Klein's unconvinced: "Because Saddam did not welcome them with joy in his heart and transparency on his lips, they weren't actually there. We then got into an argument over whether we should trust Dick Cheney's judgment on the access offered to the IAEA inspectors or the IAEA inspectors' judgment on their own access. All in all, a fruitful exchange."

Comments

Why didn't they just claim that Romney was talking about the fact that Saddam ejected the inspectors back during the Clinton years? That seems like an obvious defense. Otherwise, Romney's claim is completely ridiculous.

Posted by Jim W | June 8, 2007 3:35 PM

Heh, trust liberals like Klein and Yglesias to take sides with the dictator Saddam Hussein and his terrorist friend al Baradei against Governor Romney and the Vice President.

Posted by Gary Sugar | June 8, 2007 5:22 PM

I...am...at...a...loss.

The statement was false. It doesn't become less false because it makes Saddam look bad.

You can detest East Asia all you want, but don't tell me weren't just at war with Eurasia.

Posted by RW | June 9, 2007 12:18 AM