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| NYT: Some in G.O.P. Say Iran Threat Is Played Down |
| 2006-08-24 |
| Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican lawmakers are voicing anger that American spy agencies have not issued more ominous warnings about the threats that they say Iran presents to the United States. Some policy makers have accused intelligence agencies of playing down IranÂ’s role in HezbollahÂ’s recent attacks against Israel and overestimating the time it would take for Iran to build a nuclear weapon. The complaints, expressed privately in recent weeks, surfaced in a Congressional report about Iran released Wednesday. They echo the tensions that divided the administration and the Central Intelligence Agency during the prelude to the war in Iraq. The criticisms reflect the views of some officials inside the White House and the Pentagon who advocated going to war with Iraq and now are pressing for confronting Iran directly over its nuclear program and ties to terrorism, say officials with knowledge of the debate. |
| Posted by:Shung Phinetle2153 |
| #2 “Analysts were burned pretty badly during the run-up to the war in Iraq,” said Representative Rush Holt, a New Jersey Democrat who sits on the House Intelligence Committee. Intelligence analysts didn’t get “burned” during the “run-up” to the war. The whole “Faulty Intelligence” charge wasn’t shouted until after the Kay report on WMD. It makes you wonder which analysts he is referring to. Oh that’s right… Now I remember ole Rush…back in 2005, he sponsored no less then five house resolutions requesting the President and Secretary of State transmit to the House of Representatives all documents relating to the disclosure of the identity of Valerie Plame. As well as directing the Secretary of Defense, CIA Director, and Attorney General to do the same. Seeing how there was (and is) an ongoing federal investigation into the matter, all the resolutions were dead in the water from the get-go. I can see why the NYT would want to quote this guy regarding what the GOP "say". |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-08-24 16:03 |
| #1 It's this kind of faulty analysis based on wishful, BDS thinking that has led to the New York Times' long term loss of market and market share. And of course, with the resultant downsizing of reporting staff everyone has much more to do with much less support, the poor darlings. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-08-24 09:05 |