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To: jttmab who wrote (173881)	11/1/2005 9:35:30 PM
From: steve dietrich	Respond to of 281500

"And they were constantly being briefed by a CIA director that was appointed by the Clinton Administration". And Ambasador Wilson was Bush 1 ambasador to Iraq, as well as Clinton's Ambasador to Africa.

To: jttmab who wrote (173881)	11/1/2005 10:13:12 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

There you go again with the Tenet appointed by the Clinton Administration as if that means something. Hawk....it doesn't mean anything. No.. of course not.. It means nothing that the Oil For Food Scandal took place on Clinton's watch.. Nor that the Clinton's UN Ambassador failed to ensure that the UNSC did what it was obligated to do related to enforcing UNSC 687.. Half measure this.. half measure that.. and never worry about having to take the blame because the Bush administration is a convenient scapegoat... No.. nothing worthy of blame took place over the 8 years of Clinton's administration... And of course, it doesn't matter than Clinton's Intelligence directors were providing him the VERY same intelligence that was later provided to Bush... After all, the primary source of intelligence related to Iraq was derived from the operations that occurred during the UN inspections. And they hadn't been in Iraq for 5 years after Saddam kicked them in a deliberate violation of the cease fire agreement (followed by Clinton's "Operation Desert Monica.. err.. Fox)... And you know something.. I seem to recall Clinton backing Bush up with regard to the intelligence analysis. Former president Bill Clinton said he agreed with President Bush's decision to confront Iraq about its potential weapons programs, but thought the administration erred in starting a war in 2003 rather than allowing United Nations weapons inspectors longer to carry out their work.... Noting that he has "repeatedly defended President Bush against the left" on Iraq, Clinton dismissed the notion that the Iraq war was principally about protecting petroleum or financial interests. washingtonpost.com There's more than enough "blame" to go around.. And the point REALLY is.. Even if there were no WMDs in Iraq, Al Qai'da IS operating in Iraq and we are both sworn enemies to one another... I could really care less now whether we find WMDs.. I just want to find more Mujs so our guys can personally introduce them to 72 Virgins.. (or is that Virginians.. I keep forgetting).. Hawk