Are they just stupid and incompetent, or actually evil?
The president of the United States has to be credible with the American people. I have to be credible with the American people.
Condi Rice to Tim Russert, 6/8/2003, via first draft
Today
So, if we are to naively believe that she forgot about the CIA warnings in the fall of 2002, I suppose we are as likely to believe that this "high level warning" had also conveniently slipped her mind by the time she signed off on the president's State of the Union speech in January 2003. Presumably, one would expect her to have searched her recorded recollection by the time of her 6/8/03 chat with Russert, and accordingly, to have mentioned this earlier "warning" precisely about the subject matter forming the material misrepresentation of the president in his constitutionally mandated address to the Congress and the nation. Given the Secretary of State's great concern with the credibility of the president, one could reasonably have expected this of her by June 2003.
Regardless, even giving the administration the benefit of the doubt as to their claims of regrettable misfeasance, all such protestations go out the proverbial window when viewed from the perspective of the indictment of Scooter Libby. That there was a concerted effort (major malfeasance) to undermine the credibility of the witness/whsitleblower (Joseph Wilson) crying bullshit is, as they say in the police business- and make no mistake about it, this was one of the greatest crimes in recorded history- evidence of consciousness of guilt. Put that issue in front of a jury and say bye bye to all of these lying war criminals.
Condi Rice to Tim Russert, 6/8/2003, via first draft
Today
So, if we are to naively believe that she forgot about the CIA warnings in the fall of 2002, I suppose we are as likely to believe that this "high level warning" had also conveniently slipped her mind by the time she signed off on the president's State of the Union speech in January 2003. Presumably, one would expect her to have searched her recorded recollection by the time of her 6/8/03 chat with Russert, and accordingly, to have mentioned this earlier "warning" precisely about the subject matter forming the material misrepresentation of the president in his constitutionally mandated address to the Congress and the nation. Given the Secretary of State's great concern with the credibility of the president, one could reasonably have expected this of her by June 2003.
Regardless, even giving the administration the benefit of the doubt as to their claims of regrettable misfeasance, all such protestations go out the proverbial window when viewed from the perspective of the indictment of Scooter Libby. That there was a concerted effort (major malfeasance) to undermine the credibility of the witness/whsitleblower (Joseph Wilson) crying bullshit is, as they say in the police business- and make no mistake about it, this was one of the greatest crimes in recorded history- evidence of consciousness of guilt. Put that issue in front of a jury and say bye bye to all of these lying war criminals.
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