Posted on 07/31/2005 7:09:21 PM PDT by smoothsailing
Reprinted from NewsMax.com
Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:30 p.m. EDT
Sandy Berger Blasts Bush for Security Failure
Convicted 9/11 Commission document thief Sandy Berger is blasting the Bush administration for failing to bring security to Iraq after toppling Saddam Hussein.
As co-chair of a Council on Foreign Relations Iraq war task force, Berger and his colleagues are complaining that the U.S.'s failure to prepare for the period after the war had given "early impetus for the insurgency," according to quotes picked up by Reuters.
Despite pleading guilty in April to destroying top secret terrorism documents related to the 9/11 investigation, the former Clinton administration national security advisor was tapped to head up the CFR panel along with former Bush 41 National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft.
In a written report released last week, the Berger-Scowcroft panel concluded:
"The critical miscalculation of Iraq war-planning was that the stabilization and reconstruction mission would require no more forces than the invasion itself."
Berger and his colleagues cited the Bush administration's "inattention" and "misjudgments" as key reasons for the post-war security failure.
"Pre-war inattention to post-war requirements or simply misjudgments about them left the United States ill-equipped to address public security, governance and economic demands in the immediate aftermath of the conflict, seriously undermining key U.S. foreign policy goals."
Despite the seriousness of his crime, Justice Department prosecutors have recommended that Berger serve no jail time, and instead pay only a $10,000 fine and surrender his security clearance for three years.
His sentence is scheduled to be set by D.C. Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson in September.
WHY IS THIS FLABBY JOWLED, SECURITY DOCUMENT STEALING, EVIL F.O.B. ALLOWED TO ROAM FREE?
WHAAAATTTTTT?????????
don't-know-when-to-shut-up alert.
That POS sure got a nerv
GET YOUR HANDS OUT OF YOUR PANTS, AND...
Did you read that commentary by Krauthammer here on FR last night?
I haven't found the link yet, just wondering if you read it--some of the verbiage you just used in your last post to me, sounded just like his commentary...
I cannot wait for Rush to be back tomorrow.
Look for extreme fireworks ;o)
The Sen. Depends School of reverse logic. The USSC justices that can read the Constitution are "activists".
I don't even want to think about where we'd be if it wasn't for W and his team.
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/article.asp?aid=12001023_1
Here is that terrific commentary by Krauthammer...it is a little long, but easy to understand, and well worth reading. IMHO
I wouldn't laugh too hard at the Council of Foreign Relations...this group wants to make the USA, Canada, and Mexico, one huge country with NO borders except the coastlines...and the US spreading it's money north and south to EQUAL things out between the three....
These people are serious about this...they think that we would have a better chance of fighting our enemies if we only had to defend the coastlines and didn't HAVE TO WORRY about the Mexican and Canadian borders...of course we have to subsidize them...but they get to keep their gay marriage, Spanish language, french language, drug gangs..
all of those of course they would "share" with us!
Can you believe this sanctimonious p.o.s.?
When I saw the headline I thought,Oh Good!Satire!
BWAAHAHA!
this some type of joke? The Republican controlled congress allowed him to head an advisory panel. What The F##K
THE CFR is a PRIVATE organization, not a Govt agency. This is just a think tank "hit piece" being spewed out to generate headlines for the Hate Bush crowd.
Thank you. I thought it was the foriegn relations committee. That is a relief
Hi---I just pinged to ALl...then I realized you might not get it...duh!!
So I posted the link at post #52!!!
Like I said, it is kinda long, but it is well worth the time!
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