People in denial about the deception

KEY QUOTES:

"There is no longer any serious doubt that Bush administration officials deceived us into war. The key question now is why so many influential people are in denial, unwilling to admit the obvious."

"In particular, there was never any evidence linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida; yet administration officials repeatedly suggested the existence of a link."

"Supposed evidence of an active Iraqi nuclear program was thoroughly debunked by the administration's own experts; yet administration officials continued to cite that evidence and warn of Iraq's nuclear threat."

"So why are so many people making excuses for Bush and his officials? Part of the answer, of course, is raw partisanship."