They can always change the intelligence to fit their needs. The Bill Kristol crowd is getting restless. Apparently--one disaster isn't enough and unfo
August 23, 2006

They can always change the intelligence to fit their needs. The Bill Kristol crowd is getting restless. Apparently--one disaster isn't enough and unfortunately the PNAC agenda is still alive and well.

The NY Times via Atrios:

Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican lawmakers are voicing anger that American spy agencies have not issued more ominous warnings about the threats that they say Iran presents to the United States.

The complaints, expressed privately in recent weeks, surfaced in a Congressional report about Iran released Wednesday. They echo the tensions that divided the administration and the Central Intelligence Agency during the prelude to the war in Iraq.

The criticisms reflect the views of some officials inside the White House and the Pentagon who advocated going to war with Iraq and now are pressing for confronting Iran directly over its nuclear program and ties to terrorism, say officials with knowledge of the debate.

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