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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (9965)	3/24/2004 4:10:50 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I actually edited that post you replied to and added a couple of thoughts. You have, however, hit on a very important political fact in the reaction of the 9/11 families. If they appreciate the honest reaction and the taking of responsibility of Clarke as opposed to the rationalizing and refusal to accept responsibility of the Bush people, they can make a huge difference in public opinion. I hope that Clarke is able to take another postion in government. How about the next director of the CIA?

To: CalculatedRisk who wrote (9965)	3/24/2004 4:59:29 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 81568

The rapid shift of focus to Saddam Hussein, Clarke writes, "launched an unnecessary and costly war in Iraq that strengthened the fundamentalist, radical Islamic terrorist movement worldwide." Among the motives for the war, Clarke argues, were the politics of the 2002 midterm election. "The crisis was manufactured, and Bush political adviser Karl Rove was telling Republicans to 'run on the war,' " Clarke writes. 'Not polemical' Clarke describes his book, in the preface, as "factual, not polemical," and he said in an interview that he was a registered Republican in the 2000 election. The book arrives amid a general election campaign in which Bush asks to be judged as a wartime president, and Clarke has thrust himself loudly among the critics. Publication also coincides with politically sensitive public testimony this week by Clinton and Bush administration officials -- including Clarke -- before an independent commission investigating the events of Sept. 11. "I'm sure I'll be criticized for lots of things, and I'm sure they'll launch their dogs on me," Clarke told CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview broadcast Sunday night. "But frankly I find it outrageous that the president is running for reelection on the grounds that he's done such great things about terrorism." startribune.com