[sean327]

You make a good argument, but the WMD intel was a failure. There is a huge differnce between Operational Intel and Strategic Intel.
The intel used to target Saddam, take Bagdad,capture Saddam, kill his sons and capture the deck of 52 was Operational Intel most likley developed by tactical units S-2, or G-2 sections.
The CIA, or other non military agencies had little to do with this.
The WMD matter on the other hand was developed exclusivly by the Big Intel agencies, CIA, NSA, MI-6 ect. That intel failed mostly due to the fact we did not have assets on the ground at the time to confirm what was being put out. That my friends is the failure of the previous administration, and Congress for allowing our Intel agencies to decay to such a point.
The failure lies with them! The CIA and friends were working with what they had.

[Coop]

There is a huge differnce between Operational Intel and Strategic Intel.

In my view you confuse Strategic Intel with Politics. I doubt you'll find an objective operational or strategic commander who would be overall dissatisfied with the intel from Iraqi Freedom. (And keep in mind that no combat commander is ever completely satisfied! They want a complete picture, which is never possible.) The politicians are the ones in a hissy fit.