I agree with Arianna Huffington in Will the Ghosts of Pro-War Statements Past Haunt the 2008 Campaign?. I think the press is going to go after the democrats on their Iraq votes again and again, and I don't think they'll have the spine to have a good answer or control the conversation. Really, they've shown no ability to do so for years, why should it change now? I watched Edwards on Meet the Press and it was painful at times. (Russet doesn't hammer Cheney that way, and we know that's why Cheney appears on Meet on the Press).
I'm tired of everyone blaming "the intelligence". The intelligence community is part of the executive branch. If you say the intelligence was wrong you should ask why Bush's administration was wrong on the intelligence. In fact there's a Senate committee that promised an investigation into this a few years ago (did they manipulate the intelligence) and we haven't gotten an answer yet. As near as I can tell the Dems aren't looking into it either.
The Democratss (and the Republicans) have an answer to explain their vote for the war, Bush lied to them on the facts. Cheney cherry picked intelligence sources and fabricated the case. If they voted for the war they were wrong to trust the administration. Then again, Obama's answer is a strong clear one, maybe that's what will keep him in first place.
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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/16546019.htm
look at 1/25
http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/press/record.cfm?id=267181
Thanks those are good links but neither says anything about the plans to complete the Phase II investigation other than "Rockefeller said it was important to complete the Phase II inquiry." I don't see it on the agenda unless it's part of the closed door sessions.
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