[ARE SOLE]

Richard Armitage, the deputy secretary of state under Colin Powell, was the first to reveal that Wilson's wife was a CIA employee. He blabbed carelessly to Bob Woodward of The Washington Post, then to columnist Robert Novak, who mentioned it in a July 2003 column.

Great summary. One thing, Armitage according to Novak did not blab carelessly to Novak, it was deliberate, he expected the "revelation" to be published. It was a deliberate betrayal by Armitage and Powell of the President. They then kept quite for years and watched the President twist in the wind while he dealt with two wars.

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[feedback doctor]

It was a deliberate betrayal by Armitage and Powell of the President

I'll go ahead and say it. It was a plan by some dims in Congress, and Joe Wilson, and Armitage and maybe Powell to hurt the President with this. They risked national security to try to defeat Bush. We know the dims motivation. Powell and Armitage, Armitage adores Colin, and Powell wants to be President. Powell looked for a dim win in 04, and he knew the disaster that would be, and he figured he could ride into town as the savior in 08.

[Grampa Dave]

"Great summary. One thing, Armitage according to Novak did not blab carelessly to Novak, it was deliberate, he expected the "revelation" to be published. It was a deliberate betrayal by Armitage and Powell of the President. They then kept quiet for years and watched the President twist in the wind while he dealt with two wars."

Thanks for posting this.