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To: Neocon who wrote (118777)	11/7/2003 9:38:29 AM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

the Administration did not lie, It is possible that Bush did not lie. Bush is lead by his neocon staff by the same method of manipulation that they use on the rest of the country, only Dubya gets the personal treatment. He is handed a bunch of "facts". He is discouraged from cross checking any of them by reading a paper or anything (discouraged by the time pressures of his busy day, time which is allocated by the same advisors). Avoid the filter, they tell him. Given these facts, he is then led through a "discussion" by Condaleeza Rice, maybe a few other secretaries, a few considerations by Rove, with Cheney ready to pop in whenever George seems resistant to one or more items on their agenda. They announce conclusions with confidence and the full expectation that George is in full agreement. One of Dubya's greatest insecurities is to be perceived as dull or stupid. The neocon cabel plays to this in the classic Strausian technique of implying that the issues are so difficult and complex that only the most elite can understand them. Bush should not feel bad, they commiserate, if he isn't following this esoteric discussion, but as soon as he appears to accept any of the conclusion (which was ready long before the discussion) they sing his praises, and his great intuition, and his steely resolve, and tell every reporter they can buttonhole how lucky the country is to have this great leader who is really much smarter than he appears. It's similar to the "love bombing" technique of getting someone to join a cult although it preys on a different emotional need. In the end Bush tells a whopper and feels proud to be one of the few smart enough, handsome enough, bred well enough, to understand the real truth hidden in what appears to be a falsehood. Then they make sure he never reads beyond the headlines on the next day TP