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In reply to the discussion: The Deafness Before the Storm: New York Times [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)8. Always much suspected.
Why else suppress documents in the investigation? Definitely not to protect intelligence they were saying they didn't have. There had been indications about how negligent the Bush administration was, such as how much vacation time the Dubya took, and how "carefully" he pondered his decisions. What was so incredible about Bush was how Republicans bent over backward insisting there was nothing wrong with the guy, that his ignorance, his laziness, and his carelessness were something normal. Repubs knew the guy was a fuck-up, and really had to grin-and-bear-it with Bush, especially in the 2004 election.
The liberals were right again.
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rfranklin
Sep 2012
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Unfortunately incompetence is not a war crime, But torture and the Iraq invasion are.
on point
Sep 2012
#2
The NYT article doesn't prove whether it is incopentence or willful ignorance
BlueStreak
Sep 2012
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#25
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