Snow re: leaked NIE report: "The report is not limited to Iraq"

[sabra]

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=politics&id=4596321

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The presidential spokesman also criticized news reports based on a government-produced intelligence assessment suggesting the war in Iraq had worsened the terrorism threat by helping to create a new generation of Islamic radicals.

"The report is not limited to Iraq," Snow said of the still-classified report. He said "a variety of factors in addition to Iraq" had fueled the spread of terrorist activity.

[Lerkfish]

1. and ALL of them Bush's fault, I presume

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. And how is that a plus?

Or is it just me?

[sabra]

3. if that's all they got, it's pretty pathetic.

[tridim]

4. Obviously it's not a plus, but that doesn't matter

The only thing that matters is the deflection of the original assertion. The pukes have been doing that for years.

[Tin Man]

8. You're right - it's a negative...

Looks like Snowjob is admitting 5 years of Bush Doctrine has failed to stem the rise of Islamic extremism, not just in Iraq, but around the world.

GWB, the "CEO President", overseeing another failed venture (quite literally). Oh yeah, he'll go down in history alright...

[The_Casual_Observer]

9. Shows that the chump can't just leave it alone, has to respond

with something, anything just to get the last word. Even if, in this case, it means admitting a larger failure than was being discussed.

[grytpype]

5. If there was anything positive in the NIE for them, they would have declas

declassified it by now.

That's how they operate, if it hurts their position, keep it classified. If it could help, declassify it or leak it.

[NewJeffCT]

6. Sure, other things besides Iraq...

Gitmo

Cutting & running on Afghanistan

Coddling dictators in Saudi Arabia & Pakistan

Doing nothing while Israel was trying to destroy Hezbollah

Calling North Korea & Iran part of the Axis of Evil

Pissing on diplomacy & the UN

Doing nothing on Darfur

[NanceGreggs]

7. I'm waiting for their now-famous catch-all excuse ...

... for everything that can't spin any further:

"No one could have POSSIBLY ANTICIPATED ..."

... planes used as missiles."
... an insurgency in Iraq."
... the breaching of the levees in New Orleans."

... that our treatment of Iraqis and the mess we've made of their country would inflame anti-American sentiment."

The entire Bush Administration in two words: "WHO KNEW?"


:shrug:

[leftofthedial]

10. king george has fucked up everywhere

not just in Iraq

these fucking murdering thieving criminal bastards!

[Tempest]

11. The report specifically cites Iraq as the main reason for the increase

According to the NY Times reporters who were given the report.