TENENT RESIGNATION LINKED TO IRAQ WMD REPORT

Newsmax ^ | 6/3/04

[areafiftyone]

The shock resignation of CIA Director George Tenet Thursday morning comes just days before the release of a devastating report on the CIA's inaccurate assessment that Iraq had stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction before the war.

"Apparently there is a prewar intelligence report that is about to be released to the public compiled by the Senate Intelligence Committee," reports ABC News.

"We're being told that this report is devastating to George Tenet."

The report "relates to some of the prewar intelligence and some of the advice that Tenet gave to the president and to others in the administration in the lead-up to the Iraqi war."

According to Bob Woodward's recent book, "Plan of Attack," when Bush first expressed doubts about the quality prewar WMD intelligence, Tenet reportedly told him the evidence he had was "a slam dunk."

While no Iraqi WMD stockpiles have been uncovered, the Pentagon confirmed last week that at least one shell of Iraqi munitions contained the deadly nerve agent Sarin.

[AngieGOP]

Perhaps one of the personal reasons is that Tenet is having bouts of insomnia for not doing his job and for misleading the Admnistration. President Bush is just too much of a gentleman to say so.

[Endeavor]

I hope they put a field agent, not an analyst, in his place.

[Cuttnhorse]

Maybe W will put his Dad back in charge of the CIA...wouldn't that be a hoot?

[Chuzzlewit]

"Au contrair Mon Ami! This is the report that will be used to further bash the President. Known foreign policy history began the day Clinton left office. Most negative events of our lifetime began then as well. Clinton is a pre-creationist manifestation of all that is wonderful, puffy, and without form. Thus sayeth the ancient book/codex A-B-C-B-S-N-B-C-N-N."

great writing there...

[Revolting cat!]

I hope they put a field agent, not an analyst, in his place.

I hope they put a former KGB operative in his place. Those guys knew how to run an intelligence operation!

[Salvation]

So who will be the new CIA chief?

I'm thinking perfect spot for Rudy Giuliani.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

It might be worth it for the entertainment value alone. Can you imagine the MSM and lefties deccompensating? - Bush Hunta - Bush Regime - Bush Empire...

[areafiftyone]

I am torn. I really want Rudy to defeat Hillary in 2006.

[Kate of Spice Island]

This is interesting.

[beckett]

It'll be interesting to see who replaces him.

My short list:

• Sam Nunn
• Richard Lugar
• John McCain
• Porter Goss

I doubt any of them are on anybody else's short list though.

[areafiftyone]

Don't think it would happen. But it would scare the pants off the Dems.

[OXENinFLA]

Richard Lugar??


IMO ~ NO WAY!!

[beckett]

Just kicking the idea around. I'm not married to it.

[ErnBatavia]

Then this report will be equally damning of the Clinton adminstration, John Kerry, Tom Daschle, and every to other Democrat that called for the bombing of Iraq back in 1998.

Oh that it would work that way!....But we all know better.

[kittymyrib]

He DEFINITELY should have been fired on September 12, 2001.

[Howlin]

Bush should have fired everyone from the administration. I am sure Clinton did when he got into office

There are only so many positions a president can "fire"........and Clinton was kind enough before he left office to make most of his political appointees civil servants; you cannot just up and fire a CS. Ashcroft even went to Congress to get permission to fire some of them, but they, of course, said no; they could only move them laterally.

Clinton fired all the attorneys genereal, who are required by law to submit their regisnations to the incoming administration; nobody before had ever accepted them ALL.

[RGSpincich]

You registered here for that? Welcome.

[areafiftyone]

Thanks for clarifying that.

[ErnBatavia]

The President wouldn't lie to us, would he, bushies?!

Has he yet?

[RoseofTexas]

It already started with that BUG EYE *ITCH from Cali. news conference a few minutes ago, pointing the finger at W's disastrous Iraqi policy! She is calling for a complete Change in the WH! W's failed policy should make people wonder about his ability to BLAH, BLAH, BLAH....gosh, how I wish the WHOLE rat ship would sink to the bottom of the pity in HELL..NOW!