A distinct lack of intelligence
Julian Borger writes in The Guardian about how the CIA is being sidelined by Dubya and his crowd because their intelligence information contradicts what they want to hear in the White House about Iraq. It looks like the roots of this conflict go back many years, with people like Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Richard Perle being involved in ideologically-driven end runs around the CIA in the past. The whole thing makes the already paper-thin case for intervening in Iraq look even more threadbare. They use what intelligence supports their desired outcome and throw away what doesn’t support it. This seems like a sure recipe for disaster.
Posted at 7:29 PM