Prewar intelligence probe (Phase II) grinds to end as parties accuse

[Roland99]

Prewar intelligence probe grinds towards end as parties accuse each other of delay
GOP Chairman signals intent to examine Iran
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Prewar_intelligence_probe_grinds_to_end_0411.html

The Senate Intelligence Committee's inquiry into whether the U.S. intelligence community "cooked" pre-war Iraq intelligence now appears likely to be concluded soon, and a spokesman for the Committee's chairman says he's ready to get onto more "pressing matters" like Iran.

Speaking for Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS), spokeswoman Sarah Little told RAW STORY three sections of the so-called "Phase II" report are likely to made available to members of the committee after the Senate's Easter recess. Little rebuffed Democrats' assertions that the report had been unreasonably delayed.

Democrats, meanwhile, say Roberts stonewalled the inquiry until November, when they shuttered the Senate to demand the investigation be completed.

“There was a lack of commitment to finishing the report in an expeditious manner,” Wendy Morigi, spokeswoman for Intelligence Vice Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), said. “There was virtually no work done on it before November.”

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[EVDebs]

1. Administration lies are becoming too obvious, even for MSM to put up with

You can only catapult so much propaganda. If your intelligence is based upon Iranian/Chalabi lies, and you buy into those lies...

Pat Lang of the DIA put it best, the Iranians did 'good work'. Many in our intelligence agencies didn't buy in and were mistreated. That is verifiable. Now we're stuck in Iraq and they want to play the same game with Iran.

Dealing truthfully and rationally may be the only sane policy. If, during the Cold War MAD, mutual assured destruction, prevailed, I think giving Israel a submarine-based launch capability (which our deterence was based upon) in order to counter an Iranian first strike attempt, may just awaken Iran to rethink any nuclear posturing it may have to 'wipe Israel off the map' since Iran would surely go with it.

[notadmblnd]

2. "Pat Lang of the DIA put it best".... you bet!

the Iranians did 'good work'. Many in our intelligence agencies didn't buy in and were mistreated. That is verifiable. Now we're stuck in Iraq and they want to play the same game with Iran.

Hence the Brewster Jennings/Plame outing.

[Roland99]

3. Kick