Those who continue this charade despite whatever political affiliations do so so because 1. They have been manipulated, thus duped, 2. They are compromised. 3. They too are criminals. 4. They have their own agendas which do not square with "full and honest disclosure".
Anyway you look at it it ain't good.
My point wasn't a JUSTIFICATION--it was the opposite. Someone said that the Iraqi connection can't be true because the Bush administration would have no incentive to keep it quiet. I was pointing out that they might well have an incentive to keep it quiet. Thus, my comments tended to support the possibility that the story is true.