Truth is as "The Decider" Sees It

Is Stephen Hadley at it again?

Mr. Hadley recently acknowledged that a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) was being held back because, according to Stevie, it was "overstated" and "not focused on the facts."

Hhmmmmmm. Is anyone else thinking "here we go again" ?

Didn't we play this game before? The rules don't seem to have changed. If you don't like what intelligence is telling you, throw it back until they get it right!

And "right" is what the Bush Adminstration wants it to be--whether it is right or not.

After all, did they not hold back, manipulate, and/or classify every pre-Iraqi war intelligence report that contradicted their message until the NIE came up with an intelligence estimate that provided Mister Bush with the "evidence" he needed to start his war games?

So what "facts" does Mr. Hadley wish to focus on? Facts that have not yet been pulled out of the air?

I guess it worked so well for them before, they want to try it again. Maybe this time we really will be treated as "liberators" with roses thrown at the feet of our soldiers.

Yeah. Right.