[cyncooper]

And as to the fretting over Putin having information yet not being for us acting on it, so fricking what? Since when do we bow to Putin's advice on when, how and where we should act?

The point of the story is the information itself, period.

Bush never claimed it or used it publicly to buttress his rationale for war, but it DOES put the lie to the idea that Saddam didn't pose a threat outside of his own little corner of the world.

[gipper81]

And as to the fretting over Putin having information yet not being for us acting on it, so fricking what? Since when do we bow to Putin's advice on when, how and where we should act? The point of the story is the information itself, period. Bush never claimed it or used it publicly to buttress his rationale for war, but it DOES put the lie to the idea that Saddam didn't pose a threat outside of his own little corner of the world.

Exactamundo!