Just after we got over the last NIE (National Intelligence Estimate, for those who don't speak acronym) here we have another making waves. It's almost a why-bother situation.
The 2002 NIE was the topic of much consternation, as we know. It's assessments led the president and most in Congress to believe that a can of whoopass was needed in Iraq in our post 9/11 world. However, that assessment was pretty thin regarding what might happen afterwards.
Now we have a new one. It got released to the insiders in April but apparently took four months for the leaker (holder of a top secret clearance) to get the leak contract finalized with the Times and Post. Maybe they were in a bidding war, who knows. The result was a shameless poltical stunt in a land where shameless political stunts are increasing faster than CO2. They oughta be ashamed.
But they weren't. Bush released the rest of the report yesterday to provide context to the leaked part and also to pull down the short pants of both news organizations, yet this morning both seemed to be oblivious to the fact their collective tallywackers were hanging out. Keep hope alive, guys. November is coming.
But the real bottom line is this--how much money did we spend to author a report that says our presense in Iraq is fueling the jihadists or that if we win in Iraq the jihadists will be defeated? I want that job. Sounds choice, probably one with lots of great perks.
MORE 10/1/06
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