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I layout my arguement for my speculation. I know I could be wrong, I know that Plame may be an innocent victim of this mess.

However on its face I cannot see how Wilson, not being a CIA insider, can be so adamant that Bush twisted and misused intellegence information. I can see how he would have an opinion on the yellow cake intel he provided, but then he did not prepare a written report, he did not know if one was prepared, he did not know if his report was even shared with the VP or President, he did not know about other intelligence, he did not even read the initial report leading to his assignment. He also assumes that the people he talked to while on official US government business would be honest with him given the trade restrictions and the climate against Iraq at the time. I cannot ignore these bit of information, so I assume Plame was involved.

Also, there is no evidence that she tried to distance herself from her husband's political views, not only what he writes in the article but also afterward with all the publicity he was surrounded by. As a covert agent at the very least, not controlling her husband was foolish, unless she had no concerns about staying covert.

Not at all. There is often a price for taking a principled stand. Wilson and Plame, given Plames position as a CIA employee, should not have expected to call the President a lier, say intelligence was misused and expect no response from the White House. When people take principled stands relative to their employment they should be prepared to resign and then give 100% effort to their cause. I said Plame did not use good judgement, this is an example of that.

We can use George Tenant as an example. He had conflicts with the Administration, resigned, and then went public with his issues and concerns. I think what Plame did (again I do not think she is an innocent victim) compared to the way Tenant handled his situation is very different.

I don't know how objective I am on this issue (never made that claim) based on my bias towards loyalty. I can tell you up front, people who do what Plame (based on my view that she is not an innocent victim) did, have an extra burden of proof with me. This would be true regardless of party or the underlying issue.

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