CIA Vs. Bush And
Cheney 
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
By:
John LeBoutillier
The startling revelation that all
24 intelligence agencies in our government agree that Iran
stopped their nuclear weapons development in 2003 is a shot
across the bow of G.W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Seriously furious
over how Bush and Cheney misused ambiguous intelligence data back in
2002 and 2003 to justify a pre-emptive invasion of Iraq, the CIA and the
rest of our vast Intelligence Community made certain this week by taking
the unprecedented step of releasing for full public viewing the latest
National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) so that the American people, the
media, the Congress and especially the 2008 presidential
candidates know the truth - without a White House filter.
In other words, our Intel Community
wanted it known that Iran
does not have a nuclear weapons development program.
They wanted
this known before Bush and Cheney take our nation - again - down the
road toward an unnecessary pre-emptive surgical strike in
Iran
which would have devastating economic, military and energy
ramifications.
Make no mistake about this: the Intel
Community's action is a direct shot across Bush/Cheney's
bow.
We have never - ever seen anything quite like
this in our history. Here we have an Executive Branch Agency - the
CIA - and 23 other departments/agencies - all of whom report to the
President of the United States. And they are basically saying to
him, "We no longer trust you to tell the American people the
truth. You distorted and misused intelligence on Iraq and we are
not going to allow you to do it again."
WOW!
This has
huge ramifications.
1) Bush is not just a
'lame duck' politically; he is now a Dead Duck.
2)
The Super-Hawks calling for surgical strikes against Iran in the next
year have been de-fanged;
3) Hillary is hurt even more in
the Democratic race for wanting to go after Iran;
4) The
GOP candidates - except Ron Paul - look like Bush Toadies for all
salivating at the chance to go after Iran in an Election
Year;
5) Bush/Cheney may trot out another excuse to hit
Iran: that Iranian agents are infiltrating Iraq and hitting and
hurting US troops. This is probably true and was predicted in this
space 5 years ago. Retaliation may be justified, but not hitting
Iran nuke sites;
6) In sum, this takes Iran off the table
as a major 2008 issue, shatters the remaining credibility of the
Republican establishment, crushes the neo-cons, who have caused us so
much trouble, and puts this Administration on ice.
We effectively
have a care-taker government until January 20, 2009.
"Published originally at EtherZone.com : republication allowed with this
notice and hyperlink intact."
John LeBoutillier is a
former U.S. Congressman and a nationally recognized political
commentator. He has been a frequent guest on many national talk show
programs and is author of the book Harvard Hates America. He is
a regular columnist for Ether
Zone.
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