Reply #70: You posted a lot regarding this, but here's my take:

[Hydra]

This was a trial balloon, much as that disgusting performance at Columbia U. This was a test to see how many would get on the bandwagon for attacking Iran. So what that they culled some of the language? They still let it pass, and I seem to recall some of the language certified Patraeus' report as being accurate...which is quite a stretch, seeing as Bush wrote it with one of his favorite crayons.

This, along with Liberman's previous schlock that passed 97-0(and which was also highly inaccurate) will be used as propaganda by Bush's team, much like the WMD s*** they keep bringing up("The Dems thought Saddam had the bomb! The whole world thought Saddam had the bomb!") to show that "solid" evidence was presented and that it had "bipartisan support."

This cannot be overlooked, for any reason. They basically told Little Boots, "Go ahead, have your little war. We don't mind."