Originally posted by JaTo:
it was the CIA that put forth this evidence? You're telling me that Bush, not Tenet is DIRECTLY responsible for the veracity of EVERY piece of intel that crosses his desk?


Originally posted by JaTo:
I hate to keep pounding on Tenet, as I truly liked him, but the Bush administration asserted what they were told by the CIA and by Tenet directly:

"we have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and al Qaeda going back a decade"

"credible information indicates that Iraq and al Qaeda have discussed safe haven and reciprocal non-aggression."


Originally posted by JaTo:
As much as I admire and respect our intelligence organizations overall, they really screwed the pooch on certain claims on Iraq, though you're still clamoring all over yourself to denounce Bush for every single mistake that the CIA passed forward, even though both sides of the House and Senate were chanting the same mantra for the most part.


And what did Tenet get for all of his screw-ups?
A boot in the arse? No.
His walking papers? No
Presidential medal of freedom? ding ding

Perhaps Tenet knows a little too much for the administration to treat him the way he should have been treated.

Dueling Duratecs '95 SE V6 MTX 0 Mods '04 Mazda6 S Wagon '03 Kawasaki Z1000 But thus do I counsel you, my friends: distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful! Friedrich Nietzsche