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| Top White House anti-terror boss resigns |
| 2003-03-19 |
| The top National Security Council official in the war on terror resigned this week for what a NSC spokesman said were personal reasons, but intelligence sources say the move reflects concern that the looming war with Iraq is hurting the fight against terrorism. So, does that mean that leaving Sammy alone to get WMD would help the War on Terror? "Hardly a surprise," said one former intelligence official. "We have sacrificed a war on terror for a war with Iraq. I don't blame Randy at all. This just reflects the widespread thought that the war on terror is being set aside for the war with Iraq at the expense of our military and intel resources and the relationships with our allies." Again, I realize that Arab intelligence services may be less likely to cooperate with us due to the Iraq campaign, but isn't it likely that the benefits outweigh the costs even if this particular guy's job gets harder? "Randy said that he was 'just tired' and did not have an interest in adding the stress that would come with a war with Iraq," the source said. I guess we can be glad he das not in an operational role where this attitude could have been even more contagious. I guess this is bad news, and I do not have the details to know how legitimate this criticism is, but it seems to me that Sammy and terror are parts of the same problem. |
| Posted by:JAB |
| #1 The start of intelligence service reform. |
| Posted by: Jake 2003-03-19 23:34:46 |