[hueving]

Nuclear program != nuclear weapons. See Iran

[ryanlol]

Seems intellectually dishonest to accuse honkhonkpants of lying when Rice was claiming they could produce a nuke at any time.

[chirau]

'Can produce' and 'has produced' are two very different things.

Just because you can punch me, have already rolled up your sleeve and clenched a fist does not mean you have punched me, does it now?

[hyperbovine]

No, she leaves it up to the reader's imagination (note the evocative final sentence) to bridge the inch-wide gap between what she's willing to say, and want she wants to be able to say. Clearly the type of person you want on your board.

And that's a very curious example you cite considering Iran was the place the neocons wanted to invade next under the same set of false pretenses.

[ekianjo]

> Nuclear program != nuclear weapons. See Iran

The parallel is easy to make. Repeat if often enough and people will end up saying they have nukes.