BiggestBoxingFanEver
03-31-2005, 12:40 PM
I know we're all sick of politics but I wanted to share this. The following article points fingers at intelligence committees but since when have anyone ever been able to use one source for anything, let alone war.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7331220/
Yes, Intelligence is flawed but so are Bush's decision making skills. Doesn't it bother you guys that we went to war over one source, one document? Even you Bush supporters? "Thee" document that stated the was an eye witness of WMDs. Doesn't it bother you that "thee" source had a footnote that said the information was suspect and "highly dubious"????? Does it bother you he "didn't read the footnote"? All other sources "suspected" or "Believed" Iraq was persuing WMDs but only This magical document eye witnessed them.
Although, "a" intelligence report was why we went to war. "THEE" document (which stated iraq sought uranium)basically cautioned to take the report with a grain of salt in the footnotes and expressed skepticism. So those that say the report is to blame. "Thee" report cautioned the realiability of the info and bottom line it was never read by the administration or so they say.
The commission's report will single out that document, which said there was “compelling evidence” that Iraq sought uranium for nuclear weapons. The document included dissent in the form of cautionary footnotes from the State Department’s intelligence bureau, the Energy Department and the Air Force. A senior administration official acknowledged in July 2003 that Bush and then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice did not read footnotes in the 90-page document.
To be exact, the statement in "THEE" report was Finally, the claims of Iraqi pursuit of natural uranium are, in INR’s assessment, highly dubious.
I'd also like to add that the initiative to go to war was started by the administration. My point is we went to war over a single report, One source. We went to war over a report with a footnote that was never read, you gotta be kidding me! This report came out in Oct 02. Long before that Bush was looking for an excuse. Read here http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/08/20020816-3.html
In Aug 02 he had already been pushing for a while to pick on Iraq.
I'm using my own words below but it cuts to the chase.
Reports: "Mr Bush not all republicans are concerned with Iraq like you are what are you doing to convince congress."
Bush: "I'm using the latest intelligence." (meanwhile the report/source that says they've seen WMDs and about about iraq possible seeking uranium from a seedy source is a month away and footnoted that the source is skeptical when released in Oct). Bush was dying to get into iraq and just needed an excuse.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/09/60minutes/main592330.shtml
A side note, in the same news conference as above, just shortly before, O' Neil - the secretary of treasury admitted the economy sucked and didn't support another tax cut for the rich. A few months later Bush demanded his resignation for going against the grain.
Additional reading
http://wid.ap.org/documents/050331wmdreport.pdf
Start with Page 110
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7331220/
Yes, Intelligence is flawed but so are Bush's decision making skills. Doesn't it bother you guys that we went to war over one source, one document? Even you Bush supporters? "Thee" document that stated the was an eye witness of WMDs. Doesn't it bother you that "thee" source had a footnote that said the information was suspect and "highly dubious"????? Does it bother you he "didn't read the footnote"? All other sources "suspected" or "Believed" Iraq was persuing WMDs but only This magical document eye witnessed them.
Although, "a" intelligence report was why we went to war. "THEE" document (which stated iraq sought uranium)basically cautioned to take the report with a grain of salt in the footnotes and expressed skepticism. So those that say the report is to blame. "Thee" report cautioned the realiability of the info and bottom line it was never read by the administration or so they say.
The commission's report will single out that document, which said there was “compelling evidence” that Iraq sought uranium for nuclear weapons. The document included dissent in the form of cautionary footnotes from the State Department’s intelligence bureau, the Energy Department and the Air Force. A senior administration official acknowledged in July 2003 that Bush and then-national security adviser Condoleezza Rice did not read footnotes in the 90-page document.
To be exact, the statement in "THEE" report was Finally, the claims of Iraqi pursuit of natural uranium are, in INR’s assessment, highly dubious.
I'd also like to add that the initiative to go to war was started by the administration. My point is we went to war over a single report, One source. We went to war over a report with a footnote that was never read, you gotta be kidding me! This report came out in Oct 02. Long before that Bush was looking for an excuse. Read here http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/08/20020816-3.html
In Aug 02 he had already been pushing for a while to pick on Iraq.
I'm using my own words below but it cuts to the chase.
Reports: "Mr Bush not all republicans are concerned with Iraq like you are what are you doing to convince congress."
Bush: "I'm using the latest intelligence." (meanwhile the report/source that says they've seen WMDs and about about iraq possible seeking uranium from a seedy source is a month away and footnoted that the source is skeptical when released in Oct). Bush was dying to get into iraq and just needed an excuse.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/09/60minutes/main592330.shtml
A side note, in the same news conference as above, just shortly before, O' Neil - the secretary of treasury admitted the economy sucked and didn't support another tax cut for the rich. A few months later Bush demanded his resignation for going against the grain.
Additional reading
http://wid.ap.org/documents/050331wmdreport.pdf
Start with Page 110