I think, generally speaking, most blogs have only a couple of readers so going forward I hope to make my posts short to encourage repeat visits while still stimulating thought and dialogue on current political or social issues.
My current thought focuses on the assertion by George Tenet there had been no serious debate about going into war with Iraq:
NPR Story on Tenet's assertion
When I heard that assertion coming from the the ex-Director of the CIA, my mind immediately revisited a memory of General Wesley Clarke speaking to Tim Russert on Meet the Press. The MtP archives don't go back that far but I found the following two pages that relate to Clarke's comments:
Truth Out noting Clarke's comments on Meet the Press
March 2007 Interview of Clarke by Democracy Now
Clarke quotes a general on the Joint Staff saying “We’ve made the decision we’re going to war with Iraq.” According to Clarke this statement occurred around September 20, 2001.
Tenet's book seems to have a healthy dose of CYA but on this point but I'm inclined to wonder if there isn't some truth in there?
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