It is an indication of the sorry state of our polity that some legislators are so intent on justifying their opposition to the conflict in Iraq that they persist in claiming then-Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith and his organization engaged in intelligence skullduggery, misleading them and the nation in the run-up to the invasion in 2003. The most prominent of these are the newly installed chairmen of the Senate Armed Services and Intelligence committees, Carl Levin and Jay Rockefeller, respectively. The Wall Street Journal has dubbed the former "Senator Ahab" for his "obsessive" pursuit of this white whale of a story about "politicized" intelligence. I guess we should call the latter Ishmael.
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I notice how "THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX" was just a 'catch' phrase of the moment post 911. The common wisdom is now exactly what it was pre 911. Don't disagree, don't offer alternative views, go along, get along, and don't make waves because if you do, you will be considered a manipulative, underhanded war monger!!