I saw David Kay interviewed on NBC this morning. I expected it to be a frustrating experience, but it was actually pretty encouraging. Kay pretty much put a bullet in this whole "Bush lied" hysteria, even going so far as to say that despite the lack of WMD's found in Iraq, the war was still a prudent undertaking. He brought up a point that I found to be very interesting. He said that from about 1998 on, Iraq was crumbling from within, and was unable to really do anything that required any organization. Saddam's scientists were taking money, but not producing the weapons Saddam wanted, although there were active weapons programs. Because of this lack of stability, terrorist organizations were taking notice, and beginning to infiltrate with the hopes of making off with whatever weapons technology they could find. Essentially, he proved there was an imminent threat and a link to terrorism, both points that are hotly contested by the left.

Another bonus was that Matt Lauer, not exactly a champion of the right, wasn't trying to spin Kay's statements at all. He actually was doing a lot to help Kay make his point. I still think the left will use the Kay report to try and hang Bush, but it looks like this one isn't going to have any legs.