CIA Iraq war intelligence shocks U.S. Senate

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=251723

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is releasing portions of the CIA’s pre-Iraq war intelligence, which has taken more than four years to surface.

In intelligence assessments prior to the war, the CIA accurately predicted that toppling Saddam could lead to a dangerous period of internal violence and provide a boost to terrorists.

The assessments concluded that, in the event of war: “domestic groups would engage in violent conflict with each other and that rogue Saddam loyalists would wage guerilla warfare either by themselves or in alliance with terrorists.”

The warnings were apparently ignored by the White House which suggested U.S. soldiers would be greeted as liberators

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It seems Tenet was telling the truth here

[BootinUp]

1. This stuff was leaked prior to the war

I distinctly recall stories like this buried in the press, probably those reporters from the former knight ridder DC bureau.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. Isn't This Precisely What Edwards Had Access To?

But chose to cosponsor the IWR anyway?

[Schema Thing]

6. give the people what they want

[glowing]

3. I am beginning to think that the plan was for a long and prosperous

war for the corporate machine. Look, oil companies making profit windfalls, no-bid contracts being handed out left and right, and most important... OUR CONSTITUTION ERODED. Everyone is running around thinking the Bush is going to pull the "I'm dictator at the drop of the next natural event or "terrorist" threat. I'm more worried that someone on the democratic side, elected for change, will end up using it instead because of the precedent that has been set. Look Clinton was impeached for a lie... How many times does Bush lie and get away with it. I know that the Bush and Clinton's offenses don't even come close, but the Clinton debacle set precedent for the current president to blatantly lie and get away with it. AND it seems none of our elected officials want to go through impeachment trials so close to the last one.

It really is no wonder everyone is drowning themselves in American Idol, anti-depressants, and the latest hollywood scandal...its truly depressing to think to really stomach how much crap has happened and how much corruption is so blatant.

[dflprincess]

4. They're shocked?

Who are these idiots?

Is there anyone at DU who's shocked? Didn't most of us here see this coming before the IWR was even voted on? I could accept it if they said they were disgusted but shocked is just a tad hard to believe. I might even accept this "shocked" thing if even one committee member would stand up and scream "That's the last straw - we're going to demand the House start impeachment hearings against everyone in the White House. And, once the DOJ is cleaned out, we're going to ask Justice to pursue treason charges."

[tnlefty]

5. Hear, Hear!!!!!!

I couldn't agree with you more. If they really meant it they would start impeachment hearings right away! Some of us made phone calls begging for a No vote on the IWR. I think I'll just go outside and :puke: now.

[Malikshah]

7. Yup-- timing is everything. Friday news dump before Memorial Day--nothing like

putting this stuff out there when every one will be shamed by pseudo patriots to come together for Memorial Day (first one who tries that on me gets a mouthful about their dishonoring of Memorial Day)