»SD>Big Posted March 31, 2005 Report Posted March 31, 2005 WASHINGTON (AFP) - A presidential commission on US intelligence lapses said !@#$%^&*essments of Iraq's weapons of m!@#$%^&* destructions were "dead wrong" and the damage to US credibility will take years to repair. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...50331155631&e=1
Zeke Posted March 31, 2005 Report Posted March 31, 2005 It's good to know that as Americans, they can still admit there were screw ups. - Z
MonteZuma Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 I agree Zeke. But I suspect the intelligence services are taking the rap for US policy decisions that ultimately weren't based on intelligence. They were based on politics.
Aileron Posted April 1, 2005 Report Posted April 1, 2005 I don't buy into this political pressure arguement because in the U2 flights, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missle Crisis the CIA were the ones pushing the presidency around. I could be convinced that that is one of the differences between Bush and Kennedy, but still that's a big turnaround. If the intelligence services were in fact being pushed around it was because of their own weakness. Since its their job to play mind games with the world, anyone who can be manipulated isn't worthy of the job, because if the presidency could push them around, someone else might be able to. Still, I'd agree that they are being made scapgoats here. In reality the signs all pointed to Hussein having WMDs, its just that there weren't any. The intelligence services, the presidency, and congress !@#$%^&*umed the most likely outcome, and as luck would have it the least likely outcome occured. The government really just happened to roll snake eyes.
Dav Posted April 4, 2005 Report Posted April 4, 2005 I agree Zeke. But I suspect the intelligence services are taking the rap for US policy decisions that ultimately weren't based on intelligence. They were based on politics.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Its about time but im sure its just to shut the left orientated people up about the conspiricy, of course this time next week it will go out the window and all will be about "democrocy" and "liberation" again. I very much doubt america will admit it stuck its nose where it didnt belong.
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