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CMU's Snooping Robot Headed for Iraq
mike_the_kid writes "Here's an interesting article about a robot near the end of development at CMU. It's a four-wheeler called the Dragon Runner. This robot has no 'right side up,' so no matter which way it lands, its ready to go. The user (currently projected to be a US Marine) throws the robot over a fence or up a flight of stairs. The robot has cameras that send live video back to the operator, and directional microphones that can relay as well. A cool feature is that it can tell the operator where there is movement (via audio or tactile feedback)." We first mentioned the Dragon Runner a while back, but the previous article was more about the Dragon Eye, a small remote-controlled airplane.
#1. Bush believed that Saddam had "WMD's".
#2. Bush believed this even when evidence contradicting it was shown (the UN inspectors, in Iraq, at those sites).
#3. Bush then LIED about "information" he had that "proved" Saddam had "WMD's".
I believe that Bush lied because he did believe that "WMD's" would be found. When they were found, then his lies would have been "truth".
The problem is, he was wrong. Saddam was not making "WMD's". Saddam had not been making them since the first Gulf War.
Iraq was not a threat to the US.
Bush lied to justify an optional war against a country that was no threat to the US. He might have believed that Saddam had "WMD's", but he lied about the "proof" he had.