He denied it three times A must-read from Slate:


The story gets worse in its details. As far back as June 2002, U.S. intelligence reported that Zarqawi had set up a weapons lab at Kirma in northern Iraq that was capable of producing ricin and cyanide. The Pentagon drew up an attack plan involving cruise missiles and smart bombs. The White House turned it down. In October 2002, intelligence reported that Zarqawi was preparing to use his bio-weapons in Europe. The Pentagon drew up another attack plan. The White House again demurred. In January 2003, police in London arrested terrorist suspects connected to the camp. The Pentagon devised another attack plan. Again, the White House killed the plan, not Zarqawi.


At least Peter had the decency to "weep bitterly" after he did the wrong thing 3 times.

The article makes a good point about who "the White House" might be. If it's Bush, that's bad enough. If it's NOT Bush, then he's in even less control than we think, and the inmates are running the prison. Er...maybe not the best analogy these days...
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