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From: LindyBill	11/12/2005 2:48:54 AM
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This would be a great move Cheney vs. Reid Real Clear Politics By Tom Bevan The White House is finally showing signs of life, pushing back hard on accusations about Iraq pre-war intel. Yesterday it was Stephen Hadley in the briefing room, today it was President Bush at at the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania. Here is something else they can do. The other day Harry Reid stood up and accused Dick Cheney of being involved in "the manipulation of intelligence." (Howard Fineman confirmed on Wednesday that the Dems' new plan is to focus all lines of attack on Cheney). If The White House wanted to get really aggressive (and they should), Cheney should fire off a letter challenging Harry Reid to debate the subject on the Senate floor next week. Let's go ahead and have at it, British-parliament style. Let's see Harry Reid defend his accusations the Cheney manipulated pre-war intelligence. Let's also see Reid explain why he and so many other members of his party have changed their tune on what they believed about Saddam's WMDs. And let's see the Vice President defend the administration's decisions and their interpretation of pre-war intelligence as well. My hunch is Reid would almost be forced into taking the bait. Refusing to debate Cheney would be a devastating display of weakness (not to mention cowardice) that would suck the life right out of the Dems' base. If Reid did try and take Cheney on I suspect he'd have a very rough go of it. Cheney is as highly skilled as he is unflappable, and betting money says Reid would do well just to manage a draw. Either way, it would be a maneuver that would keep the White House aggressively on the offensive.

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