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Originally Posted by Ustwo
You know there are many angles to look at this from but one I have to guess no one else has thought of yet (though I haven't read the thread that closesly).
Are these the same intelligence agencies who had definate proof of WMD's in Iraq?
Mind you of course it was a classified report, isn't quoted, and this was published by the NYT's (of course) so we are obviously getting only one side of the story.
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Are you suggesting that there have been no improvements in our intelligence gathering and analysis capabilities in the last three years of the Bush/Republican Congress administration?
At least Tony Snow, admitted some culpability today...if you read his half-assed response ...after an initial denial.
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MR. SNOW: I think it's important -- one thing that the reports do not say is that war in Iraq has made terrorism worse. ......
The report is not limited to Iraq. I'll just read these out. First, the false impression has been created that the NIE focuses solely on Iraq and terrorism. This NIE examines global terrorism in its totality, the morphing of al Qaeda and its affiliates and other jihadist movements. It assesses that a variety of factors, in addition to Iraq, fuel the spread of jihadism, including longstanding social grievances, slowness of the pace of reform, and the use of the Internet. And it also notes that should jihadists be perceived to have failed in Iraq, fewer will be inspired to carry on the fight.
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Agreed...it is not solely the result of our Iraq folly...its in addition to.