TitanTiger 20,510 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 WASHINGTON — Fox News has obtained a document believed to have been written by the Democratic staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee (search) that outlines a strategy for exposing what it calls "the administration's dubious motives" in the lead-up to the war in Iraq.The memo, provided late Tuesday by a source on the Committee and reported by Fox News' Sean Hannity, discusses the timing of a possible investigation into pre-war Iraq (search) intelligence in such a way that it could bring maximum embarrassment to President Bush in his re-election campaign. Among other things, the memo recommends that Democrats "prepare to launch an investigation when it becomes clear we have exhausted the opportunity to usefully collaborate with the [senate] majority. We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation of the administration's use of intelligence at any time — but we can only do so once ... the best time would probably be next year."... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,102206,00.html So, the main issue isn't really getting to the bottom of things, but doing so in such a way as to maximize it's usefulness as a campaign weapon. Getting at the truth can wait until "next year" because getting at the truth only matters if we can hone it into a political issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURainman 6 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Sounds like politics to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermike 3,053 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 So, the main issue isn't really getting to the bottom of things, but doing so in such a way as to maximize it's usefulness as a campaign weapon. Getting at the truth can wait until "next year" because getting at the truth only matters if we can hone it into a political issue. Did you expect anything different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaTiger 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 hannity got all worked up over this last night on the show... wanting to make it into a BIG deal. poor colmes was left there to bring his "i think this is bad, but don't you want to know the truth..." questions into it. usually he just says, "yes, but didn't YOUR side do this previously...what do you say about that!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Sounds good to me...we'll just see how Dubya cooperates with the 9/11 commission that he's stonewalling NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexbo 104 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Sounds good to me...we'll just see how Dubya cooperates with the 9/11 commission that he's stonewalling NOW. Yes, I don't understand why he is covering for Clinton. Any 9/11 investigation can only point to the severe lack of commitment by the previous administration to address the threat from Osama... Unless of course, this 9/11 commission is just another Democratic political attack from Congress, like the one just uncovered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,510 Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 My point exactly. The Democrats aren't interested in truth...unless it can be used against Bush. If it hurts them they want it suppressed. If it's of no political use to them, they aren't interested at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 rexbo, the current 9/11 commission is headed by Thomas Kean, a Republican former governer, and is made up entirely of ex-politicians and attorneys created by Congressional legislation and signed by G.W. Bush. Governer Kean has been very vocal about the lack of cooperation by the Bush administration. The "mad dog Democratic" theory seems pretty flimsy. Titan, if this were simply a timing ploy by the Dems, I doubt they would be so vociferous about the 9/11 commission that is getting stonewalled RIGHT NOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM4AU 336 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 We can pull the trigger on an independent investigation of the administration's use of intelligence at any time — but we can only do so once ... the best time would probably be next year."... Yeah, this is all on the up and up! No politicizing here at all! :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Who's shrouding the truth in secrecy??? Who's not answering questions??? Who's witholding documents??? Not Congress, not the Senate, not the Democrats or Republicans. The Bush administration is hiding something that they are very afraid will see the light of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanTiger 20,510 Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 Interesting how "you don't know" all kinds of things related to the Reagan miniseries, yet with just as little real, proven information, you "know" the Bush Administration is "hiding something they are afraid will see the light of day." Is the sky blue in your world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 If they weren't, I don't think they'd be acting in such a pointedly obstinate way. There are no security issues. All of the members of the commission and their staff members have received the highest security clearance. They were told by Congress, as a law, to investigate this tragedy and Bush signed it into law. Why, then, is he undermining their efforts? The only reason I can think of, if I were in his shoes, would be that there were things I didn't want them to know. Why wouldn't I want them to know everything that happened up to and including that day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucorner 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 So, the main issue isn't really getting to the bottom of things, but doing so in such a way as to maximize it's usefulness as a campaign weapon. Getting at the truth can wait until "next year" because getting at the truth only matters if we can hone it into a political issue. Exactly........and this surprises you. Wasn't it last year that some dems in California? or out west were caught with an open microphone talking about strategy on how to run a republican smear campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDM4AU 336 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 If they weren't, I don't think they'd be acting in such a pointedly obstinate way. And if the makers of the CBS movie were not trying to be harmful with false information, they would not have dropped the movie so quick when it was brought to light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Al 0 Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 If they weren't, I don't think they'd be acting in such a pointedly obstinate way. And if the makers of the CBS movie were not trying to be harmful with false information, they would not have dropped the movie so quick when it was brought to light. You were dropped on your head when you were a child, weren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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