Senator: Report on Iraq Intelligence 'Damning'

Reuters ^ | 03/12/04 | Tabassum Zakaria

[mabelkitty]

I'm thinking the Clintons overstated the war with Iraq to Bush so Hill could pick it up in 2004.

He was well aware of how the country would react (or thought so any way) when he floated that balloon with Maddie and Cohen.

Yep. I'm pretty much sold on that - Clinton's lukewarm support for it speaks volumes.

[logician2u]

They were in POWER for only 7.5 months before 911 took place.

That's true.

This article is about a report concerning pre-war intelligence with respect to Iraq.

Different subject.

(And you don't really think that a new administration sweeps out all the scumbags from the old administration, do you? If so, why is there civil service?)

[NonValueAdded]

Will we hear about this in the report? Need Intelligence? Don't ask Kerry by Florida Comgressmen C.W. Bill Young, R-Largo, who chairs the House Appropriations Committee and Porter Goss, R-Sanibel, who chairs the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

[boxerblues]

The question is is why are GOP legislators aiding the Rats. They must know that this will harm Bush

A lot of people see this for what it is, typical Washington politics,I'll rub your back if you rub mine and they wonder why the public has little trust in anything that is said or done in Washington.

[Dianna]

The question is is why are GOP legislators aiding the Rats.

Just as we ought not convene investigations for political reasons, we ought not avoid needed investigations for political reasons. IF our intelligence (and that of the whole world, apparently) was problematic, we need to find out what the problems are, where weaknesses are, and how to fix it.

The problem ISN'T that this is being investigated. The problem is that the media will only trumpet problems which point at Bush.

[BibChr]

"Nobody is without blame."

Well, I think, in all honesty, I am.

And I think dead was watching TV.

Dead?

Dan

[dead]

I was sleeping on my couch the whole time.

[BushisTheMan]

I think Chalabi knows that WMD is going to be found. He said something to a female reporter who smirked when Chalabi said the search for WMD wasn't over. He said (and I'm not quoting it exactly) "You shouldn't be smiling and shaking your head "no" because you are going to look very foolish when it is found.

There is going to be more on this story folks.

[EEDUDE]

Haven't finished it yet, but so far, no.

[Kaslin]

The LEAST blame should befall the GW administration due to one simple fact. They were in POWER for only 7.5 months before 911 took place.

And it was the administration who finally did something about it, while the previous one did nothing serious about it.

[PISANO]

Hold on now.......I said the LEAST amount of responsibility for the attack should rest on GW's shoulders. I did NOT hold him harmless. I simply quantified 'responsibility' for the attack as I believe it to actually be.

By the way George Bush is TAKING responsibility for 911. He has recognized the attack as an act of WAR and is replying in kind. But to PRIMARILY BLAME him for 911 because he was the POTUS at the time of the attack is not to gauge the whole truth.