Intelligence didn't fail. bush did. - Democratic Underground

tuvor

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Mar-17-05 11:41 PM
Original message

Intelligence didn't fail. bush did.

Is it just me, or do people seem to be forgetting that?

Check out these stories from well before bush decided to start a war back in '03.

WHY THE CIA THINKS BUSH IS WRONG
The president says the US has to act now against Iraq. The trouble is, his own security services don't agree.
13 October 2002
http://www.sundayherald.com/28384

CIA IN BLOW TO BUSH ATTACK PLANS
The letter also comes at a time when the CIA is competing with the more hawkish Pentagon, which is also supplying the White House with intelligence on the Iraqi threat.
October 10, 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,808970,00.html

WHITE HOUSE 'EXAGGERATING IRAQI THREAT'
Bush's televised address attacked by US intelligence
October 9, 2002
http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,807286,00.html

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

PassingFair

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Mar-17-05 11:45 PM
Response to Original message

1. We need to impeach the *astard. N/T

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BuyingThyme

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Mar-17-05 11:45 PM
Response to Original message

2. I hear people like Ed Schultz making this error all the time.

Then again, Schultz constantly refers to Bush as a "neocon," so he sets a pretty low standard for himself.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

pstans

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Mar-17-05 11:46 PM
Response to Original message

3. Intelligence did fail

Intelligence did fail, the intelligence of our President.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

knowbody0

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Mar-17-05 11:50 PM
Response to Original message

4. everyone knows this is so

how the hell does he get so much cooperation? no matter what he does. the media is under his (their) control. major fuck ups every other day, yet he maintains this forward march into oblivion in our name. i am an ancient one, and can barely watch these days.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

UdoKier

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Mar-18-05 12:08 AM
Response to Original message

5. Bush didn't fail. He succeeded in tricking half the public

and using a compliant media as a megaphone.

We all knew the CIA intel showed little threat if any from Iraq, and that was echoed by Ritter and Blix. Rummy had the DIA desparately trying to spin a case for war. It was all obvious then, and it's all obvious now. The talk of "CIA Intel failures" is nothing more than more Bushco spin. The Intel was as accurate as it could have been. Had it not been cherry-picked and spun to the extreme, we wouldn't be where we are today (with freedom supposedly in flower throughout the ME.)

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

alfredo

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Mar-18-05 12:08 AM
Response to Original message

6. Nothing will be done by the American people, they don't care

what happens to America. All they care about is seeing The Apprentice or HGTV.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Tue Apr 30th 2024, 09:27 AM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.