And then Colin Powell said, "I'm not reading this. This is $%&*#."
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Before 9/11, the administration had too little intelligence on Al =
Qaeda, badly coordinated by clashing officials.
Before the Iraq invasion, the administration had too much =
intelligence on Saddam, torqued up by conspiring officials.
As Secretary of State Colin Powell prepared to make his case for =
invading Iraq to the U.N. on Feb. 5, a friend of his told me, he had to =
throw out a couple of hours' worth of sketchy intelligence other Bush =
officials were trying to stuff into his speech.
U.S. News & World Report reveals this week that when Mr. Powell =
was rehearsing the case with two dozen officials, he became so =
frustrated by the dubious intelligence about Saddam that he tossed =
several pages in the air and declared: "I'm not reading this. This is =
$%&*#."
First America has no intelligence. Then it has $%&*# intelligence.
So this is progress?
For the first time in history, America is searching for the reason =
we went to war after the war is over.
As The Times's James Risen reports, a bedrock of the =
administration's weapons case - the National Intelligence Estimate that =
concluded that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons and was seeking =
nukes - is itself being reassessed. The document is at the center of a =
broad prewar-intelligence review, being conducted by the C.I.A. to see =
whether the weapons evidence was cooked.
Conservatives are busily offering a bouquet of new justifications =
for a pre-emptive attack on Iraq that was sold as self-defense against =
Saddam's poised and thrumming weapons of mass destruction.
Pressed by reporters about whether Tony Blair and President Bush =
were guilty of hyperbole - Mr. Blair's foreign secretary claimed Saddam =
could deploy chemical and biological weapons in 45 minutes - Senator =
John McCain replied, "The American people support what the president =
did, whether we find those weapons or not, and they did so the day they =
saw 9- and 10-year-old boys coming out of a prison in Baghdad."
Senator Pete Domenici noted that experts thought that Saddam's =
overthrow might pave the way for the Middle East road map to work. "For =
those kind of experts to say that has changed the dynamics in the Middle =
East, sufficient that we might get peace, seems to me to outweigh all =
the questions about did we have every bit of evidence that we say we had =
or not," he said.=20
In a Vanity Fair interview, Paul Wolfowitz said another "almost =
unnoticed but huge" reason for war was to promote Middle East peace by =
allowing the U.S. to take its troops out of Saudi Arabia - Osama's =
b=EAte noir. But it was after the U.S. announced it would pull its =
troops from Saudi Arabia that a resurgent Qaeda struck a Western =
compound, killing eight Americans.
And it was after the U.S. tried to intimidate other foes by =
stomping on Saddam that Iran and North Korea ratcheted up their nukes. =
Iran and North Korea actually do have scary nuclear programs, but if we =
express our alarm to the world now, will we be accused of crying =
Wolfowitz?
A new Pew survey of 21 nations shows a deepening skepticism toward =
the U.S. "The war had widened the rift between Americans and Western =
Europeans, further inflamed the Muslim world, softened support for the =
war on terrorism, and significantly weakened global public support for =
the pillars of the post-World War II era - the U.N. and the North =
Atlantic alliance," said Pew's director, Andrew Kohut.
Brits may be more upset with Mr. Blair than Americans are with Mr. =
Bush because they have the quaint idea that even if you think war was a =
good idea, you should level with the public about your objectives.
The Bush crowd practiced bait and switch, leaving many Americans =
with the impression that Saddam was involved in 9/11.
When James Woolsey, the former C.I.A. director and current =
Pentagon adviser, appeared on "Nightline" five days after 9/11 and =
suggested that America had to strike Iraq for sponsoring terrorism, Ted =
Koppel rebutted: "Nobody right now is suggesting that Iraq had anything =
to do with this. In fact, quite the contrary."
Mr. Woolsey replied: "I don't think it matters. I don't think it =
matters." The Republicans will have to follow the maxim of Robert Moses, =
the autocratic New York builder who never let public opinion get in the =
way of his bulldozing: "If the ends don't justify the means, what does?" =
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<P> Before 9/11, the administration had too little intelligence on Al =
Qaeda, badly coordinated by clashing officials.</p>
<P> Before the Iraq invasion, the administration had too much =
intelligence on Saddam, torqued up by conspiring officials.</p>
<P> As Secretary of State Colin Powell prepared to make his case for =
invading Iraq to the U.N. on Feb. 5, a friend of his told me, he had to =
throw out a couple of hours' worth of sketchy intelligence other Bush =
officials were trying to stuff into his speech.</p>
<P> U.S. News & World Report reveals this week that when Mr. Powell was =
rehearsing the case with two dozen officials, he became so frustrated by =
the dubious intelligence about Saddam that he tossed several pages in =
the air and declared: "I'm not reading this. This is $%&*#."</p>
<P> First America has no intelligence. Then it has $%&*# =
intelligence.</p>
<P> So this is progress?</p>
<P> For the first time in history, America is searching for the reason =
we went to war after the war is over.</p>
<P> As The Times's James Risen reports, a bedrock of the =
administration's weapons case =97 the National Intelligence Estimate =
that concluded that Iraq had chemical and biological weapons and was =
seeking nukes =97 is itself being reassessed. The document is at the =
center of a broad prewar-intelligence review, being conducted by the =
C.I.A. to see whether the weapons evidence was cooked.</p>
<P> Conservatives are busily offering a bouquet of new justifications =
for a pre-emptive attack on Iraq that was sold as self-defense against =
Saddam's poised and thrumming weapons of mass destruction.</p>
<P> Pressed by reporters about whether Tony Blair and President Bush =
were guilty of hyperbole =97 Mr. Blair's foreign secretary claimed =
Saddam could deploy chemical and biological weapons in 45 minutes =97 =
Senator John McCain replied, "The American people support what the =
president did, whether we find those weapons or not, and they did so the =
day they saw 9- and 10-year-old boys coming out of a prison in =
Baghdad."</p>
<P> Senator Pete Domenici noted that experts thought that Saddam's =
overthrow might pave the way for the Middle East road map to work. "For =
those kind of experts to say that has changed the dynamics in the Middle =
East, sufficient that we might get peace, seems to me to outweigh all =
the questions about did we have every bit of evidence that we say we had =
or not," he said. </p>
<P> In a Vanity Fair interview, Paul Wolfowitz said another "almost =
unnoticed but huge" reason for war was to promote Middle East peace by =
allowing the U.S. to take its troops out of Saudi Arabia =97 Osama's =
b=EAte noir. But it was after the U.S. announced it would pull its =
troops from Saudi Arabia that a resurgent Qaeda struck a Western =
compound, killing eight Americans.</p>
<P> And it was after the U.S. tried to intimidate other foes by stomping =
on Saddam that Iran and North Korea ratcheted up their nukes. Iran and =
North Korea actually do have scary nuclear programs, but if we express =
our alarm to the world now, will we be accused of crying Wolfowitz?</p>
<P> A new Pew survey of 21 nations shows a deepening skepticism toward =
the U.S. "The war had widened the rift between Americans and Western =
Europeans, further inflamed the Muslim world, softened support for the =
war on terrorism, and significantly weakened global public support for =
the pillars of the post-World War II era =97 the U.N. and the North =
Atlantic alliance," said Pew's director, Andrew Kohut.</p>
<P> Brits may be more upset with Mr. Blair than Americans are with Mr. =
Bush because they have the quaint idea that even if you think war was a =
good idea, you should level with the public about your objectives.</p>
<P> The Bush crowd practiced bait and switch, leaving many Americans =
with the impression that Saddam was involved in 9/11.</p>
<P> When James Woolsey, the former C.I.A. director and current Pentagon =
adviser, appeared on "Nightline" five days after 9/11 and suggested that =
America had to strike Iraq for sponsoring terrorism, Ted Koppel =
rebutted: "Nobody right now is suggesting that Iraq had anything to do =
with this. In fact, quite the contrary."</p>
<P> Mr. Woolsey replied: "I don't think it matters. I don't think it =
matters." The Republicans will have to follow the maxim of Robert Moses, =
the autocratic New York builder who never let public opinion get in the =
way of his bulldozing: "If the ends don't justify the means, what =
does?"=A0=A0<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </p>
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