Bush's Memoirs, self-serving and not always (ever?) true

Here's the latest contradiction to Bush's "memoirs/memories": 

EX-GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHRODER SAYS BUSH IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH

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Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has said that ex-U.S. President George W. Bush is not telling the truth in his memoirs, released on Tuesday. Schroder said he never offered his unconditional support for Bush's aggressive policy against Iraq.

Both ex-German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and former United States President George W. Bush have been out of office for some time. But the enmity which they developed for each other while they were in office seems to have survived.

In his memoirs, called "Decision Points" and released on Tuesday, Bush writes that Schroder told him in January 2002 that the U.S. president had his full support when it came to his aggressive Iraq policy. Bush wrote that Schroder indicated he would even stand behind Bush should the U.S. go to war against the country.

On Tuesday evening in Berlin, Schroder denied that he ever made such a promise. "The former American president is not telling the truth," he said. He said the meeting in question focused on the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and whether those responsible were supported by the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

"Just as I did during my subsequent meetings with the American president, I made it clear that, should Iraq ... prove to have provided protection and hospitality to al-Qaeda fighters, Germany would reliably stand beside the U.S.," said Schroder. "This connection, however, as it became clear during 2002, was false and constructed."

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