Poor McClellan. Feel sorry for him, dontcha?

John, do you have something on Iraq?

Q I did. Just an update for me, if you could. What's the White House's position on those aluminum tubes that Iraq was caught with?

MR. McCLELLAN: John, again, we're now trying to get into issues that are continuing to be --

Q No, I'm just wondering if you still believe that they were destined for uranium-enrichment centrifuge work.

MR. McCLELLAN: John, again, a lot of this -- the Iraq Survey -- the Iraq Survey --

Q A simple yes or no --

MR. McCLELLAN: Let me finish. Let me finish. Again, you're asking me to get into discussions of what the Iraq Survey Group is looking into, all these matters. There was an interim progress report that was put out that talked about what we have learned so far. It was a public document, but it made very clear -- I mean, you want to go, I know, line by line on --

Q No, I don't. I just want to -- you said that --

MR. McCLELLAN: No, you want to go line by line on prewar intelligence. And I'm saying that --

Q The administration says --

MR. McCLELLAN: -- let's let the Iraq Survey Group complete its work. Then we can compare what we knew before the war with what we have learned since the war.

Q It's a simple question. You said prior to the war that those aluminum tubes were destined for centrifuge work --

MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, and I think Dr. Kay has since talked about --

Q -- and I'm wondering if you still believe it.

MR. McCLELLAN: Dr. Kay -- Dr. Kay, in his interim report, has talked about the efforts toward a nuclear program in Iraq. He's already addressed it. So he's already addressed that matter.

Q I'm wondering, do you still believe what you said before the war.

MR. McCLELLAN: No, I know what you're trying to do. But I think I've addressed the matter.

Q Thank you.

MR. McCLELLAN: Thank you. Thanks.