CIA Warned White House About Iraq

[angelatc]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18854414/

In a move sure to raise even more questions about the decision to go to war with Iraq, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will on Friday release selected portions of pre-war intelligence in which the CIA warned the administration of the risk and consequences of a conflict in the Middle East.

Among other things, the 40-page Senate report reveals that two intelligence assessments before the war accurately predicted that toppling Saddam could lead to a dangerous period of internal violence and provide a boost to terrorists. But those warnings were seemingly ignored.

 

[propanes]

This is too big news to release on a Friday before a holiday weekend.

 

[literatim]

Ron Paul should totally use this to his advantage.

 

[mrapathy]

big implications but even bigger could be 2008 withdrawal of troops from Iraq. that could also be bad.

which founding father had the warning on standing armies being a historical threat to liberty? forget how it goes. had computer failure week ago and using scraps of data I have from cd's.

did some digging.

http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/...s/jeff1480.htm
47. The Military & the Militia
A standing army has always been used by despots to enforce their rule and to keep their people under subjection. Its existence was therefore considered a great threat to peace and stability in a republic and a danger to the rights of the nation. Since every aspect of government was designed to prevent the rise of tyranny, strict limits and control over the military were considered absolutely necessary. It was essential that the military be subordinate to civilian control.
Thomas Jefferson