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> to evade questions about previous statements where he claimed to know something. I’m not sure that’s quite accurate, although it’s not that far off either. T
by D13Fd 3y ago
> to evade questions about previous statements where he claimed to know something.
I’m not sure that’s quite accurate, although it’s not that far off either. The full context is here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160406235718/http://archive.defense.gov/Transcripts/Transcript.aspx?TranscriptID=2636 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406235718/http://archive.de...
His “unknown unknowns” response was, to me, a basically fair if evasive response to whether there is any evidence of a direct link between Baghdad and terrorists as far as supplying WMDs. He essentially said “we don’t know what we don’t know.”
To me the more damning answer is the follow up later in the conference, where he strongly implied that he has evidence but can’t disclose it. That just misled the public and is far worse than the “unknown unknowns” comment in my view.
- dudinax 3y agoHe'd already said for months previous that he knew Iraq had WMDs and were planning to supply terrorists.