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Re: CENTCOM Accused of Manipulating Intelligence on ISIS War
Its just funny how conservatives once again accuse President Obama of exactly what Bush actually did. The CIA report used to justify the invasion of Iraq was changed at every level to make the intel more definitive. What a lucky break for Bush's secret day 1 agenda to invade Iraq that the CIA intel matched Bush's talking points.
"The documents suggest that the public relations push for war came before the intelligence analysis, which then conformed to public positions taken by Pentagon and White House officials. For example, a July 2002 draft of the "White Paper" ultimately issued by the CIA in October 2002 actually pre-dated the National Intelligence Estimate that the paper purportedly summarized, but which Congress did not insist on until September 2002."
U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD
"In December, the RAND Corporation issued a report that stated the CIA assessment "contained several qualifiers that were dropped ... As the draft NIE went up the intelligence chain of command, the conclusions were treated increasingly definitively."
Here's the full version of the CIA's 2002 intelligence assessment on WMD in Iraq - Business Insider
Oh and here's where we learned Bush had a secret day 1 agenda to invade Iraq.
“From the very beginning, there was a conviction, that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go,” says O’Neill, who adds that going after Saddam was topic "A" 10 days after the inauguration - eight months before Sept. 11.
“From the very first instance, it was about Iraq. It was about what we can do to change this regime,” says Suskind. “Day one, these things were laid and sealed.”
Bush Sought 'Way' To Invade Iraq? - CBS News
So just to be clear, I'm not posting Bush did it too. I posting Bush did it. You're imagining President Obama did it.
Its just funny how conservatives once again accuse President Obama of exactly what Bush actually did. The CIA report used to justify the invasion of Iraq was changed at every level to make the intel more definitive. What a lucky break for Bush's secret day 1 agenda to invade Iraq that the CIA intel matched Bush's talking points.
"The documents suggest that the public relations push for war came before the intelligence analysis, which then conformed to public positions taken by Pentagon and White House officials. For example, a July 2002 draft of the "White Paper" ultimately issued by the CIA in October 2002 actually pre-dated the National Intelligence Estimate that the paper purportedly summarized, but which Congress did not insist on until September 2002."
U.S. Intelligence and Iraq WMD
"In December, the RAND Corporation issued a report that stated the CIA assessment "contained several qualifiers that were dropped ... As the draft NIE went up the intelligence chain of command, the conclusions were treated increasingly definitively."
Here's the full version of the CIA's 2002 intelligence assessment on WMD in Iraq - Business Insider
Oh and here's where we learned Bush had a secret day 1 agenda to invade Iraq.
“From the very beginning, there was a conviction, that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go,” says O’Neill, who adds that going after Saddam was topic "A" 10 days after the inauguration - eight months before Sept. 11.
“From the very first instance, it was about Iraq. It was about what we can do to change this regime,” says Suskind. “Day one, these things were laid and sealed.”
Bush Sought 'Way' To Invade Iraq? - CBS News
So just to be clear, I'm not posting Bush did it too. I posting Bush did it. You're imagining President Obama did it.
