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To: American Spirit who wrote (235)2/5/2004 4:48:45 PM
From: geode00  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 944
 
Tenet: "asserting that its analysts never claimed that Iraq posed an "imminent threat"

Yep, it's rough when you tell the truth that is not to the RNC's advantage.

nytimes.com

"..."Analysts differed on several important aspects of these programs, and those debates were spelled out in the estimate. They never said there was an imminent threat. Rather, they painted an objective assessment for our policymakers of a brutal dictator who was continuing his efforts to deceive and build programs that might constantly surprise us and threaten our interests. No one told us what to say or how to say it."...

has become abundantly clear that the multifaceted debate over intelligence findings on Iraq will not dissipate soon. The debate involves motives, and it involves subtle word distinctions...."

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AFTER we've preemptively invaded a country and toppled its government, NOW we're parsing words? The low level of knowledge and proof that is required to go to war is astonishing.