Are powerful neocons again pressuring the intel community for "facts"?

[DeepModem Mom]

WP: History, Repeating Itself
By Dan Froomkin
Special to washingtonpost.com
Thursday, August 24, 2006

There is a popular sentiment among the Washington elite that what went wrong in the run-up to the war in Iraq has been sufficiently examined, and that it's all water under the bridge anyway.

It's popular in the White House and among Republicans for obvious reasons. But it's also remarkably popular among top Democrats and the establishment media, because they aren't all that eager to call any more attention to the fact that they were played for suckers.

There are, however, some people who believe that what led this country to launch a war of choice under false pretenses must be examined in detail -- over and over again if necessary -- until the appropriate lessons have been learned....

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Once again, powerful neoconservative politicians who just know in their hearts that there is a terrible threat posed by a Middle Eastern country they have identified as part of the axis of evil are frustrated by the lack of conclusive evidence that would support a bellicose approach. So they are pressuring the nation's intelligence community to find facts that will support their argument.

This time, that scenario is being played out right in front of our eyes. Maybe that will make a difference?...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html

[endarkenment]

1. Again? When did they stop?

And why do we think there will be any different outcome?

[Demeter]

2. One Man's Fact Is Another Man's Fiction If One Is a Habitual Liar

or a neocon, which is the same thing!