Saturday, March 04, 2006

more proof Bush shaped reality?

I'm sure this means nothing to Mike in Bigdog's butt

Two highly classified intelligence reports delivered directly to President Bush before the Iraq war cast doubt on key public assertions made by the president, Vice President Cheney, and other administration officials as justifications for invading Iraq...The first report, delivered to Bush in early October 2002, was a one-page summary of a National Intelligence Estimate... Among other things, the report stated that the Energy Department and the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research believed that the tubes were "intended for conventional weapons," a view disagreeing with that of other intelligence agencies, including the CIA, which believed that the tubes were intended for a nuclear bomb...The disclosure that Bush was informed of the DOE and State dissents is the first evidence that the president himself knew of the sharp debate within the government over the aluminum tubes during the time that he, Cheney, and other members of the Cabinet were citing the tubes as clear evidence of an Iraqi nuclear program... The second classified report, delivered to Bush in early January 2003, was also a summary of a National Intelligence Estimate, this one focusing on whether Saddam would launch an unprovoked attack on the United States, either directly, or indirectly by working with terrorists.

The report stated that U.S. intelligence agencies unanimously agreed that it was unlikely that Saddam would try to attack the United States -- except if "ongoing military operations risked the imminent demise of his regime" or if he intended to "extract revenge" for such an assault, according to records and sources

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, MTJ. How funny! Remember, Bush was reelected (assuming you don't think he was reappointed by the Supreme Court) after the war by 60 million and some change votes. Even the hippie leftover John Kerry had to claim he was for the war to get all 57 million and some change votes that he got. Conclusion, the American voter wants us in Iraq. The Americans want a pacified, as much as possible, Middle East now.

MTJ = far left

Mike in the mainstream (for once) on the Iraq war issue

Anonymous said...

Elections = the only polling data of significance

Mike in the truth-o-sphere

Anonymous said...

Mike in Big Dog's butt? Sounds like the lib gay agenda is smearing its residue on your mind. The Democrats sure have dropped the gay hot potato since getting their asses kicked, AGAIN, in 2004.

I like the irony of libs on a subsidized radio station preaching about getting more money to help the poor. All that money KKFI uses to spit venom over the radio while the people they "care about" are begging for money in the street 200 yards to the east. I guess pushing the gay and commie agendas are more important than the poor.

Mike driving by the homeless man in front of KKFI yelling "get a job!"

Anonymous said...

You know MikeT there is no place on your blog for free thought:


Mr. Buchanan, a former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford and Reagan, says conservatism "is at war with itself over foreign policy, over deficit hawks versus supply-siders."


Buchanan makes my point that the Neocons are part of a plot to destroy the conservatives in this country. People on the Left have won: Most of you don't know that yet.


Russ

http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050517-122418-5719r.htm

Anonymous said...

I disagree, Russ. Look at how many real conservatives there are today even after 12-16 years of lib brainwashing in government schools.

Then again, Big-spender Bush is our President. Perhaps I should reconsider from comment.

Mike passes to MTJ...MTJ from two feet away...BRICK!!!