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Originally Posted by GZire
I understand what you are saying gamma, however the fact remains that Saddam was not complying with UN demands........demands which you put so much stock into. At some point you need to hammer a rogue nation.
While the UN inspectors did express doubt that Saddam had the capability and even the presence of WMD, fact remains that Saddam used WMD's on his own people, so at some point he had access to and used them.
It's tough to second guess things of this nature. At the time difficult decisions need to be made.
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Yes Saddam had WMD's, the CIA still has the receipts. However, those WMD's, which were actually chemical weapons, were used during the 1980s against civilians and in the Iran-Iraq War. Still, nearly all of them were destroyed and more importantly, when it was shown that Bush/Cheney had pushed so hard for this war in Iraq, and there were no WMD's at all, it was George Tenet who turned out to be the fall guy.
Tenet and Iraq WMD controversy
According to a report by veteran investigative journalist Bob Woodward in his book Plan of Attack, Tenet privately lent his personal authority to the intelligence reports about weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in Iraq.[20] At a meeting on December 12, 2002, he assured Bush that the evidence against Saddam Hussein amounted to a "slam dunk case." After several months of refusing to confirm this statement, Tenet later stated that this remark was taken out of context. (Tenet indicated that the comment was made pursuant to a discussion about how to convince the American people to support invading Iraq, and that, in his opinion, the best way to convince the people would be by explaining the dangers posed by Iraq's WMD i.e., the public relations sale of the war via the WMD, according to Tenet, would be a "slam dunk").[21] The search following the 2003 invasion of Iraq by U.S., British and international forces yielded no stockpiles of WMDs, however.
Resignation
Citing "personal reasons," Tenet submitted his resignation to President Bush on June 3, 2004. James Pavitt, his Deputy Director for Operations at the CIA, announced his resignation the following day, leading to speculation that the exit of both senior intelligence officials was related to the controversy over alleged Iraqi WMDs and the decision to go to war. Admiral Stansfield Turner, director of the CIA under President Jimmy Carter, said, "I think the president feels he's in enough trouble that he's got to begin to cast some of the blame for the morass that we are in Iraq on to somebody else and this was one subtle way to do it." (Boston Herald, June 4, 2004) However, Bush voiced support for Tenet's efforts, stating, "George Tenet did a superb job for America. It was a high honor to work with him, and I'm sorry he left." (Reuters, June 5, 2004)
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George Tenet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I suppose this that this sort of behavior shouldn't surprise anyone since Bush thinks everyone is doing a terrific job. He gave Tenet a medal of freedom award
what other administration do you know during wartime has had such turnover? Walmart has more stability than this:
CIA Director George Tenet has resigned, but he was subsequently awarded the Medal of Freedom
Secretary of State Collin Powell has resigned.
Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans has resigned.
Agricultural Secretary Ann Veneman has resigned.
Education Secretary Rod Paige has resigned.
Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham has resigned.
Tom Ridge, former director of the Department of Homeland Security has resigned.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has resigned.
Secretary of Veteran Affairs Anthony Principi has resigned.
White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card has resigned (fuck him!)
Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton has resigned.
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta has resigned.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has resigned.
Attorney General John Ashcroft has resigned.
and his replacement, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (fuck him too) has resigned.
even the cursed Karl Rove has resigned.
Major Gen. Paul Eaton resigned.
Major Gen. John Batiste resigned.
Lieutenant General Gregory S. Newbold resigned.
and lots of higher ups in the military who knew better than Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice and Bush!
it's a fucked up war, with lies from the beginning. you really should check out the Frontline documentary unless you find that ignorance is bliss.
