This was on Huffington Post site. The article is well worth reading. I especially like these passages.
Before Wilson published his October 13, 2002 article for the San Jose Mercury News in which he was openly critical of BushCo.'s ramp up to war, he sent it to Scowcroft and Baker for review, as well as Poppy. Catch this:
Brent called me when he received the article. He kindly asked if he could "take it over to the White House," only about two blocks from his downtown office. He said that he thought senior officials ought to read the views of somebody who actually had experience in Iraq and with Saddam's government. (my emphasis)
So Poppys best friend Scowcroft (who's already on record for publicly calling Junior a buffoon) carries Wilson's article down to the White House and swats Junior over the head with it like a dog that had peed on the rug. Acting as a stand-in for his war veteran dad, holding Wilson up as a model of patriotism and bravery while laughing at Nintendo boy for launching a foolish war from the comfort of his BarcaLoungerhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/oedipus-tyrannus-wrecked_b_9553.htmlon edit: Jane says that she thinks Dubya was in on the Wilson smear from the beginning because of the tension between Dubya and his Dad. She makes a very appealing case. Of course, it's all speculation but great fun to read.
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