NYT: Citing Spy Agencies’ Study, Democrats Seek Iraq Changes

[Pirate Smile]

Citing Spy Agencies’ Study, Democrats Seek Iraq Changes

By PHILIP SHENON and MARK MAZZETTI
Published: September 25, 2006

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 — Democratic lawmakers, responding to an intelligence report that found that the Iraq war has invigorated Islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat, said the assessment by American spy agencies demonstrated that the Bush administration needed to devise a new strategy for its handling of the war.

Representative Jane Harman of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said that while she could not discuss details of the classified National Intelligence Estimate, “Every intelligence analyst I speak to confirms that” the Iraq war had contributed to the increased terrorist threat.

“Even capturing the remaining top Al Qaeda leadership isn’t going to prevent copycat cells, and it isn’t going to change a failed policy in Iraq,” Ms. Harman said on CNN’s “Late Edition.” “This administration is trying to change the subject. I don’t think voters are going to buy that.”

In public comments on Sunday, Republican Congressional leaders did not dispute the accuracy of the reports about the intelligence estimate, although they continued to defend the American presence in Iraq.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/25/world/middleeast/25terror.html?hp&ex=1159156800&en=0a9bfa250ffa107d&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[CAG]

1. Look, don't you people know that if we started pulling out now, OR if

we sent overwhelming numbers of troops over there to finish with outright victory (as many now "retired" generals wanted in the first place) then the war would be over, AND WHERE WOULD THAT LEAVE OUR POOR WAR PROFITEERS!!!! Don't you have any sympathy for the CEO's of Halliburton, Raytheon, etc, who are trying to ensure that we have unlimited amounts of destroyed humvees, tanks, aircraft, missiles, etc, that need perpetual replacement??? (At a nice contracted cost to the government, mind you...) And what about Faux news?? Do you think they could show missing white attractive blonde women and blame Clinton for all things foreign and domestic 24/7 ??? (Ok , so they could probably pull the latter off)



:sarcasm: :)