NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE REPORT HELPS REPUBLICANS
In the past I have written commentary about why I think the war in Iraq was not only necessary, but a brilliant strategic move in the war on terror. My basic logic, which to me seemed fairly obvious to any serious thinker, was founded on the premise that we are in a war. If you don’t accept that argument at the beginning of an debate Iraq, Iran, terror, etc., then you’re talking apples and oranges.
The reason I bring this up is because of the recent selective leaking of information from the National Intelligence Estimate by the New York Times. The tone of their story was basically that the National Intelligence Estimate a “position paper” if you will for the nations various intelligence agencies, clearly indicates that the war in Iraq has created more terrorist and made us less safe than we were before it happened. That is what the New York Times says, the NIE says. Since that story was published, President Bush has announced that he will declassify the entire document so the real story can be told. According to other sources the NIE actually demonstrates who central and important the battle in Iraq is to the overall war on terror.
This was a brilliant move by Bush and it pretty much negates Nancy Pelosi’s call for a secret session of congress to go debate the content of the NIE report. My next posting is going to be a conservative position paper on the war on terror. I welcome debate, input and critique.
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