LAT misrepresents Bush's regrets

In a piece published this morning in the LAT, reporters Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed write that President Bush "acknowledged regrets about relying on bad intelligence about weapons of mass destruction when he invaded Iraq ...."

It's a case either of poor listening or imprecise writing. Bush didn't say he regretted relying on that intelligence. It was the only intelligence he had and he had a right to rely on it. What Bush said is that he regretted it wasn't accurate.

Then again, maybe Susman and Ahmed wrote exactly what they intended, knowing it was misleading. It's the kind of thing LAT reporters might do.