Should Kerry Call Publicly For CIA 9/11 Report

[rsmith6621]

To be released to congress for their review before 11/02/2004

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/chitribts/20041020/ts_chicagotrib/lawmakersrequestcias911report

[genius]

1. Absolutely

[Mojambo]

2. Abso-freakin-lutely

How are voters supposed to make a judgement on whether to retain Bush as president when he is witholding vital information on how his administration did its job until after the election?

It's a very simple matter to attack using this issue. Frankly, I'm disappointed he hasn't done so yet.

[NVMojo]

3. what's stopping him! GO FOR IT, KERRY!!!

[Robbie67]

4. Should he?

Political types may say it's a losing issue

Will he?

I'd bet no.

[Mojambo]

7. It might be a losing issue if he were the only one calling for it

But he's not.

Everyone wants a look at that report and the fact that Bush is being allowed to bury it, not forever but just until it is politically less damaging, is extremely distressing.

Kerry : "What do you have to hide Mr President? Is not improving our intelligence one of your goals? Why does this have to wait Mr President?"

It is such a flashing bullseye and Kerry could win the election right now by pulling the trigger.

[Robbie67]

8. He's the only one running against Bush

which is why I doubt he'd call for it

[Mojambo]

9. All the more reason to demand it

He has the voice and power to make something like this happen.

Bush can afford to ignore Congressmen, he can't afford to dismiss it from Sen Kerry.

It's a no brainer for me.

[Robbie67]

11. We'll see

I'd like to see him do that too.

[kokomo]

13. But Congresspersons and Senators should be demanding it!

[OutsourceBush]

5. Yea, that would be a genius move!

It would put Bush on the defensive BIG TIME

[nostalgicaboutmyfutr]

6. Absolutely Not!!

it'll probably show that as a senator and presidential candidate he was and is a flip-flopper, soft on terror, unable to protect us from a nuclear bomb, and most of all a LIBERAL, maybe even the most liberal man that has walked the face of the earth!!!!

[shraby]

10. How can it be soft on terror if he demands

the CIA report about 9/11...9/11 was supposedly caused by terrorists.

[Mojambo]

12. Check your sarcasm filter there.

I think it might be on the fritz.

[andino]

14. A buck fifty says that Clinton will ask for it...

n/t

[donheld]

15. Yes he should

he should demand it's release with out delay. He should ask what they are trying to cover up. I'd almost bet if it's not released before Nov 2, and W* should steal the vote again <oh God forbid> we'll never see it.

[AntiFascist]

16. The only reason Bush has as much support as he does....

is because of those who feel that he would provide better security. On the one hand they feel that fighting terrorists aggressively in Iraq will prevent those terrorists from attacking here (some of us feel the opposite is true, and even conservative Islamists are beginning to make noise that the war better stop soon.) On the other hand, these Bush supporters believe that only Bush is capable of protecting the homeland and they are buying into Cheney's story that cities will be bombed if Kerry is elected.

If this were true, then we need to call them out on this CIA 9/11 report and let the public see the details. If they are truly doing their job then they should have nothing to hide.

A Republican congresswoman is claiming that if Kerry wins it could delay the much needed restructuring of the CIA. On the other hand, old guard CIA agents may be holding onto information such as what is contained in this report should their jobs be threatened. What would be better for the country, a group of "faith-based" CIA agents who are willing to do the bidding of the president even if it means manufacturing information to support a particular agenda, or "reality-based" agents who are much more methodical, honest, and who hold the security of the nation as the greatest priority above and beyond any agenda? I would trust a Kerry administration in this regard.

[Sleepless In NY]

17. AntiFascist ...you are so right!

Everything you said is right on the mark. From that article its a bipartisan call as to why the release of this report is being held up. Not just democrats asking. Kerry has Kristen & the Jersey Girls supporting him, I think he owes it to them to ask. Should we find out just how incompetent bush is, after an election? Something really wrong with that type of thinking.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Without a doubt.

Yes, he should!

[Disturbed]

19. Damn I sure hope Kerry and

Edwards, Gore and Clinton demand it!

[wishlist]

20. He absolutely must prominently demand the release of the report

ABC hyped the Teresa flap as their leading headline story this morning and even misquoted Teresa to make it sound like she considers being a teacher and librarian not a 'real job'.

The most infuriating thing was ABC mentioned Karen Hughes saying the Teresa gaffe will snowball and the Repubs intend to keep it front and center in the campaign. Media seems delighted to help it snowball.

The suppression and important contents of the CIA report will not be mentioned by the media unless Kerry raises a stink about it since the media seems unwilling to tackle any important issues of true significance that could hurt Bush's claim to be the fearless leader in the fight against terror.

[onecitizen]

21. YES!

He better start using 911 as a reason to oust bush too. He needs to say:

"It happened on your watch dude. Quit acting like you're some kind of a hero because of it. You were ANYTHING BUT HEROIC"


It slays me that 911 has been turned into some sort of a battle cry for bush when he was so negligent prior to 911. Kerry is losing on that point alone. People think Kerry cannot keep them safe but bush can???!!! How did that happen? That is so wrong on so many levels. Only bush could use this major failing the American people and turn it into a "good thing" for him.

[DinahMoeHum]

22. Yes.

:kick:

[Lorien]

23. It would be a hell of a lot better than

complaining about Cheney's flu vaccine! I really don't know why they don't make use of the most potent ammo that's out there; we've got so much to choose from!

[wiggs]

24. Careful....

Release should not be called for unless the contents are known by the Kerry campaign. By the account I read today in my local paper, the report deals with problems with senior CIA officials. Other news reports have left the possibly false impression that the CIA report may implicate civilian leaders, but this may not be the case.

Release of the report may bolster the carefully constructed fictitious story that Bush's decisions regarding WMD and Iraq were based on bad input from the CIA, or at least some CIA officials no longer with the agency.

I'm not even sure that Goss would release a document that reflects badly on Tenet. Doing so might motivate Tenet to talk about what really went on in the Bush WH.

I don't think we're going to see this report before 11/2, unless it is leaked.

Whatever the report says, it will go the way of Plame, Edmonds, Abu Ghraib, Halliburton, Chalabi, Energy Task Force....another important issue that disappears under the fluff of Mary Cheney, Laura Bush, ribbons vs medals, Cambodia vs VN, nuissance vs who knows what, global test vs preemption, etc, etc, etc.

[democrat_patriot]

25. Yes! - with a joint press conference with EVERY Se./Rep. that

are calling for it. Plus any military or intelligence people as well. Point out how * is AFRAID of the report. What is * hiding?

[rsmith6621]

26. I Think Clinton Would

Be the right Man to call for this to be released.....Clinton In my opinion could care less if in that report has some damming information on him......And Yes!!!!!!!!!!.....I think the Democratic US House and Senate should call a press conference and make a demand for its imediate release....

The question needs to be asked.........Mr President * what is in that report that has to be hidden until after the election that cant be released today........Yes that would put * on the defensive big time.........

[AntiFascist]

27. Doing this right before the election.....

with someone high profile like Clinton, would raise serious questions about this administration without the need to actually disclose what is in the report.

[Zhade]

28. HELL YES, HE SHOULD!

Of course.

[Sleepless In NY]

29. Kick