WH admits Petraeus "softened up" NIE Iraq report

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/08/20070830-1.html

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Q Tony, a couple days ago, The Washington Post reported that -- you mentioned the NIE -- they reported that when the NIE went around in draft form, General Petraeus saw it and didn't like some of the findings and succeeded in basically watering down what the spy agencies had come up with. What's the process like? Are you tinkering with these reports?

MR. SNOW: No. Number one, you are saying that it's tinkering with the report when the man who's on the ground, who has the most direct experience, is, in fact, having factual input? No, this is --

Q But clearly they talked to him for factual input earlier in the -- I'm talking about the end of the process. Do you think your 16 spy agencies did this report without --

MR. SNOW: Sixteen spy agencies? You're talking about intelligence agencies.

Q Yes, intelligence agencies. Do you think that they did not -- do you think that they did not reach out to General Petraeus and other commanders earlier in the process? Are you saying that they just made it up on their own?

MR. SNOW: Are you saying that General Petraeus was trying to doctor the report?

Q Well, The Washington Post report suggested that, saying, he "succeeded in having the security judgment softened to reflect improvements in recent months."

MR. SNOW: Well, I think that's -- yes, but that is somebody having factual input into a report, Ed.

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1. I see old Tony still isn't worried about telling the truth. One would think that

he might want to leave this world with a clear conscience. And leave a better world for his kids and grandkids.

Apparently things like that don't seem to register with Tony.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

5. He's Going OUT OF HIS WAY To Continue Spewing Propaganda & LIES!

That's why, even after seeing the David Gregory interview on Countdown a couple of weeks ago......I could care less whether he suffers and dies.

I have ZERO respect for the guy, and it's obvious he only cares about himself and this corrupt administration.

I Hope as the end nears, he suffers. I don't care about these SOB's anymore.

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7. You know, a couple of years ago I probably would have said that your

response was sort of harsh. But I've gotten smarter, and I've seen that they don't value anything at all except themselves and what furthers THEIR personal agendas and to hell with everybody else. Which is a very harsh and immoral stand on its own. So I agree, I also hope that there is a big cosmic Karma payback waithing for this guy.

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2. And you know what the misAdmin means by "factual"

Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink. Say no more, say NO more. A wink is as good as a nod to a blind bat.

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3. Cheney: there's no doubt Iraq has WMD

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4. How do these people confront their family much less the mirror with a straight face?

[Disturbed]

6. Sociopaths do not have a conscience.

They sleep well at night.

The Betrayus Report will be a pathetic joke. Busholini will strong arm the Congress & they will fork over the $50 Billion. The Iraq Fiasco will continue for Decades with the support of Congress.