I think the key point is that Bush started from a conclusion. The analysis was supposed to support that conclusion. But ::whoops:: the analysts went with the facts instead. Give those people a medal I say ;)
The most interesting question in all this imho is why, given that the estimate makes the president look like an idiot, it was released anyway. Research that a bit, just to have your faith in human nature restored ;) On Dec 9, 2007 9:24 AM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the President can't depend on the CIA for intelligence, what data points, > exactly, is he supposed to use to make decision? One minute you are saying > how the NIE shows the war was a huge mistake, the next minute you are saying > the CIA (and therefore the NIE) are irrelevant. Which is it? > > On Dec 9, 2007 7:37 AM, Gruss G wrote: > > > > > > Show me the 2002 CIA report that said there was physical evidence that > > Hussein was building a stockpile of WMD and preparing them for use > > against US interests. And then explain why Iraq was more dangerous > > than North Korea where that data exists. > > > > It's not about the CIA. It's about looking at all the data points and > > making the right call. Mr. Bush not only didn't do that, but the > > judgement he did make, and continues to make, are horribly flawed and > > this latest NIE is more proof of that. Why? Because it shows an > > administration talking about WW III while his own internal team is > > telling him different. > > > > Whether the CIA is right or wrong is irrelevant. It's not about them, > > it's about the President's judgment and his process he uses to make > > those judgments. > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:248015 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
