Bush aides defend intelligence, did not know what they would find in Iraq.

[The Lone Liberal]

Sunday television political venue showcased another Bush administration irrational exercise in logic. C. Rice stated that the intelligence was good, but we really didn’t know what we would find in Iraq. Let’s see if we can make that one float: Good intelligence = Operating in the dark. Nope don’t work!

"We did not have perfect foresight into what we were going to find in Iraq," Rice told NBC's "Meet the Press."

"There was enrichment of the intelligence from 1998 over the period leading up to the war," Rice said.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030928/ap_on_re_mi_ea/us_iraq&cid=540&ncid=716

[mhr]

1. Sounds Like She Is Blaming Clinton Already

"Bush invaded Iraq and its Clinton's Fault!"

How stupid do these folks really think we are?

[Maple]

2. Sure they did

the whole world told them

They just didn't want to listen

[priller]

3. Hell Condi, no one expects 'perfect foresight'

We just expect sound judgment, to use one of Dubya's favorite phrases. That, and honesty and integrity, you know, those things this administration was supposed to restore.

[Postman]

4. Iraq was an IMMINENT THREAT according to these people 7 mos. ago...

Now they act as though all that doesn't matter...

It's over. Your time is up.

[Wwagsthedog]

5. How can they defend what they don't have?

n/t

[SoCalDem]

6. Huh?? I distinctly remember Powell and Bush

telling us exactly how much "bad scary stuff" saddam had, right down to the ml...and that they knew where it was...and that it was a 45 minute timeline..

What a bunch of liars:(

[The Lone Liberal]

7. One would think ....

... that at the very least our intelligence apparatus would have known that Iraq was falling apart. Bush and his minions want us to believe that they are shocked, shocked that nothing works in Iraq. Maybe we could have asked someone who had been there.... Wow, put me on the CIA payroll.

[SoCalDem]

8. Our "intelligence" didn;t even know that the USSR was imploding

The Berlin Wall coming down was a big surprise to them..

[MO_Dem]

9. This is really rich

Their excuse for lack of intelligence is their IGNORANCE?? We are up shit creek with this bunch of ignoramuses in charge of our security!

[RC]

10. Their excuse for lack of intelligence is their IGNORANCE

They are finally admitting it.

They all need to be ask now is what color orange they want their jump suits for their Impeachment & Treason trials.

They can worry about about what to wear to the World Court later.

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. The words "Bush" and "intelligence" in the same sentence...

do not compute.