Thursday, April 20, 2006

Bartlett Lie: BushCo never said invading Iraq would lead to lower gas prices

This was so shocking, that ThinkProgress had to pick it up...No, not that another Bush admin member was caught in a blatant lie...but that Chris Matthews actually played hardball w/ a Republican: Appearing on MSNBC’s Hardball, WH Counselor Dan Barlett adamantly denied that anyone in the admin claimed that the Iraq war would lead to lower gas prices: MATTHEWS: That was another promise made, that this war would help us get cheaper gas. BARTLETT: That’s not correct, Chris. The prez or no one else ever said that this war was going to result in cheaper gas prices. MATTHEWS: Ok, so just to make it official, Dan, no one in the admin has ever said that we would have cheaper gas because of war in Iraq, just to make it official? BARTLETT: I don’t recall anybody ever saying that, Chris. Matthews noted later in the broadcast, that Laurence Lindsey (Bush’s senior economic advisor) argued in 02 that the Iraq war would increase oil supplies and lower prices. From the Wash Times, 9/19/02: "The key issue is oil, and a regime change in Iraq would facilitate an increase in world oil, which would drive down oil prices, giving the US economy an added boost." Yeh. At nearly $70 a barrel, our gas prices are quite the bargain, eh? So, by using this logic, if we invade Iran, they'll be passing out free fuel fillups at all US gas stations?
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