Reply #41: As I Said , It Was A One Two Punch [View All]

[Me.]

Novak's column was only one piece of the story. Earlier in the year Wilson went on MTP and began his counter offensive. It was in March that a work-up was ordered on Wilson, which eventually would lead to his wife. Don't forget how important selling the lie was to them, they had an entire group working out of the veep;s office, including Card, Rove, Matalin, Gingrich and others, to determine how best to sell the war and Cheney was determined not to let anyone or anything get in his way. Then Wilson came along with the objections and he was a guy who had creds which Cheney well knew as he was Sec. of Defense at the time Wilson, as ambassador to Iraq, did his famous standing up Saddam. Further many of those involved but especially Cheney, Rove and Libby are vindictive sob's and well known for payback.

There are too many layers in all the matters involved with this admin, but mostly Cheney. As H. pointed out upthread, many of us firmly believe that the Plame matter was only one third of a 3 leaf clover.