The three messages of Richard Clarke... [View All]

[Junkdrawer]

Distilled down to their essence, Clarke has three somewhat overlapping messages:

1.) The early Bush Administration was the worst he's worked for in terms of taking the terror threat seriously.

2.) The Invasion of Iraq was unnecessary.

3.) We are far more vulnerable to a terror attack now.

Now, you could understand the Bush administration not liking the first two messages, but it's the third that they are making sure that Clarke is never able to make. Now, why is that?

1.) Because if there is another terror attack, and Clarke, Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld have all said that that is a virtual certainty, Bush may very well get the blame he so richly deserves.

2.) Even if Bush sees the light, unless he rolls back his tax cuts, there simply is no money to do the things Clarke is suggesting.

Listen for this the next time Clarke is interviewed. If it's by a media whore, I'll bet they never let him make this case.