Will Obama Acknowledge the Yellowcake Uranium?

July 13, 2008 · Filed Under Foreign Policy, Iraq · Comments 

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Back on November 22, 2005, Barack Obama gave a speech at the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations about the Bush administration claims that Iraq wanted to acquire yellowcake uranium for use with nuclear weapons.

“The President told the American people about Iraqi attempts to acquire yellow cake during the State of the Union. The Vice-President made statements on national television expressing certainty about Iraq’s nuclear weapons programs. Secretary Rice used the words “mushroom cloud” over and over again.

We know now that even at the time these unequivocal statements were made, intelligence assessments existed that contradicted these claims. Analysis from the CIA and State Department was summarily dismissed when it did not help the Administration make the case for war.”

Well, it’s been a week since the AP broke the news, “US removes uranium from Iraq,” but I can’t seem to find a mea culpa from Obama in the media.

According to the AP story…

“The removal of 550 metric tons of “yellowcake” - the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment - was a significant step toward closing the books on Saddam’s nuclear legacy. It also brought relief to U.S. and Iraqi authorities who had worried the cache would reach insurgents or smugglers crossing to Iran to aid its nuclear ambitions.”

Pretty significant in light of Obama’s comment back then.

If Barack would simply admit he was wrong, that would be some change I could believe in.

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