On September 8, 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on Meet the Press, hosted by Tim Russert. “The president’s [Bush’s] goal in Iraq was not merely disarmament, Cheney told Russert; it was regime change. But, he added, ‘No decision’s been made yet to launch a military operation. Clearly, we are contemplating that possibility. …In terms of the quality of our intelligence operation, I think we’re better than anybody else.’ ”
– Michael Isikoff and David Corn, Hubris, Page 41