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To: combjelly who wrote (327763)	3/1/2007 4:18:28 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1577143

CJ, > If it was bad policy then, why is it good policy now? I never said it was good policy. Personally I see it as a consequence of Bush's focus on Iraq. Just put off the North Korea issue for the next administration. > Back in 2002, the plutonium was locked up and monitored. Now at least some of it is in bombs. That is the difference. Like I said, North Korea would have chosen any excuse they wanted to do what they felt like they had to do. They blame America for just about everything anyway. That's easy to figure out even if you've never set foot inside the CIA. > Given the history of the Bush administration, it is likely they did like they did in Iraq. Ignored the doubters and only listened to the ones who told them what they wanted to hear. I don't know how much the CIA should be responsible for crafting foreign policy. It's up to the White House to figure out what action to take based on the data the CIA provides. If the data is faulty, that's the CIA's fault. On the other hand, if the CIA is raising serious red flags over the selectiveness of the White House in its decision-making, then that's the fault of the White House. I see nothing in that article that suggests anyone in the CIA raised red flags over the North Korea issue. Some will obviously pretend that they did, but that's more likely to be the legacy of George Tenet, who allowed all of these political games to run rampant in the CIA during his tenure. Tenchusatsu