investigative report to after the election takes away considerable credibility
IMHO
.
Sen Rockefeller:
"Now, the report does an excellent job of pointing out the
intelligence community's shortcomings. I have to say it is only an
incomplete picture of what occurred during the national debate over
the decision to invade Iraq. The report we are releasing today is a
first phase of the two- part committee investigation. Regrettably,
whereas I consider reform incredibly important, I also consider the
nature of the interaction or the pressure or the shaping of
intelligence by endless numbers of public statements emanating from
all levels high up in the administration, virtually saying that, Time
has run out, you know, mushroom cloud, grave and growing, imminent by
some, evidence supports the fact that they are developing their
nuclear weapons program -- all the rest of it.
That whole aspect is being relegated to the second part of our report
and I regret that. I felt that we should and could have addressed all
of these matters as a single matter, because under the rules of the
committee we can do that. But that was not possible and so we moved
forward. We've moved forward and produced a very good piece of work.
The central issue of how intelligence on Iraq was, in this senator's
opinion, exaggerated by the Bush administration officials was
relegated to that second phase, as yet unbegun, of the committee
investigation, along with other issues."
>From page 5 of the link below, a transcript of the press conference. I
am not going to cut and paste the whole thing. You guys who dont like
to click are just going to have to give your index finger some
exercise.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/09/politics/09TEXT-IRAQ-INTEL.html?pagewanted=1
Dana
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