Just a reminder about the CIA and Iraq, since DT is lying (again).

[pnwmom]

He says the CIA lied about WMD's in Iraq.

Members of the Bush administration, including Colin Powell, provided grossly misleading information in open testimony to Congress -- not employees of the CIA.

Sen. Ted Kennedy, with his security clearance, was able to attend special classified briefings with the CIA. He said the information he'd been given there was different than what Powell had said -- and was why he voted against the Iraq war at the time. Unfortunately, because it was a classified briefing, he wasn't able to tell fellow Senators what he'd learned.

[Generator]

1. THANK YOU

I've pointed that out on twitter to people. CIA did not want that war. Cheney neo-cons, BOLTON whose back did! GAWD. The useful idiots can't even get history from 10 years ago straight.

[WhiteTara]

2. Thanks for posting

The media has amnesia again.

[marybourg]

3. The post-truth era. Anything goes. nt.

[Jean-Jacques Roussea]

4. Can't believe we're about to have a president that you LITERALLY can't believe

Everything he says is a lie. Imagine if Bush said that we invaded Iraq and removed Saddam and we the citizen bore the responsibility to check and see if any of our soldiers were actually in the ME. Crazy.

[pnwmom]

6. Welcome to DU, JJR! Me, neither. n/t

[exboyfil]

5. Here is another source showing Bush shamelessy distorted CIA intelligence

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-full-version-of-the-cias-2002-intelligence-assessment-on-wmd-in-iraq-2015-3

Folks seem to forget that Pence was arguing for the existence of WMDs even into 2004.
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/7/22/headlines/vp_pick_mike_pence_in_2004_wmds_have_been_found_in_iraq

[pnwmom]

7. Thanks for the helpful info. I felt solid on my memory but this is better. nt

[ginnyinWI]

8. my watchword for the next four years--

Never believe anything DT says. Because he is a lying manipulative narcissist.

http://www.salon.com/2016/12/10/an-fbi-profiler-explains-trumps-narcissism_partner/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[dooner]

9. George Tenet

wasn't George Tenet (head of the CIA in the build up to Iraq war) also implicated in the false WMD claims?
I realize that VP Cheney was pulling the "intelligence" strings, but didn't Tenet more or less sit by?

[pnwmom]

10. Sitting by while your superiors lie is wrong but it's not lying. n/t

[neeksgeek]

11. Thank you!

Here is another article on this topic.

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/leadup-iraq-war-timeline

[pnwmom]

12. Thank you! n/t

[OregonBlue]

13. It was Tennant, under orders from Cheney that made the claims. For his treason, he

was given the medal of freedom. The long-time members of the CIA made it clear it was not true.

[KittyWampus]

14. The Office of Special Plans. It was Cheney who lied. Not the CIA

Too many innocent people died because of Cheney and the OSP.

[Abu Pepe]

15. Yep nt

[lanlady]

16. CIA analysts knew it was all a lie

WMD in Iraq... sadly, Darth Cheney "overruled" the experts.

[pnwmom]

19. But they were barred from going public. n/t

[annabanana]

17. Bolton kept going back for intel that he LIKED

that would justify the invasion.. I remember that.

[Gman]

18. The answer I'm using is

No, that wasn't the CIA that said there were WMD's in Iraq. That would be the office of the vice-president. Dick Cheney.