In a Harsh Critique of U.S. Intelligence, Panel Says C.I.A. Overstated Iraq Threat

[theknife]

According to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a CIA official wrote to a subordinate who had raised questions about the source: "Let's keep in mind the fact that this war's going to happen regardless of what Curveball said or didn't say, and the Powers That Be probably aren't terribly interested in whether Curveball knows what he's talking about."

the administration's conduct in the run-up to this war borders on criminal...this report is letting the Bushies get away with murder. regardless of whether the Prez acted in good faith (and there is ample evidence to suggest he did not, as the above quote suggests), the bottom line is this: before you send young Americans off to die, you better have your facts straight...and if you get it wrong, you should have to answer for your mistake. Bush got it wrong, period.