Regarding the Iraq/Niger uranium issue, White House Spokesman Ari Fleischer said, in a briefing on July 12, 2003: ” ‘The President [Bush] sees this as much ado, that it’s beside the point of the central threat that Saddam Hussein presented. …Yes, the President has moved on. And I think, frankly, much of the country has moved on, as well.’ ”
– Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Page 282