Otis

Just came out yesterday. Interesting read.

(PDF)http://intelligence.senate.gov/080605/phase2b.pdf

Some exerpts:

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Before taking the country to war, this Administration owed it to the American people to give them a 100 percent accurate picture of the threat we faced. Unfortunately, our Committee has concluded that the Administration made significant claims that were not supported by the intelligence.

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In making the case for war, the Administration repeatedly presented intelligence as fact when in reality it was unsubstantiated, contradicted, or even non-existent. As a result, the American people were led to believe that the threat from Iraq was much greater than actually existed.

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It is my belief that the Bush Administration was fixated on Iraq, and used the 9/11 attacks by al Qa’ida as justification for overthrowing Saddam Hussein. To accomplish this, top Administration officials made repeated statements that falsely linked Iraq and al Qa’ida as a single threat and insinuated that Iraq played a role in 9/11. Sadly, the Bush Administration led the nation into war under false pretenses.

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There is no question we all relied on flawed intelligence. But, there is a fundamental difference between relying on incorrect intelligence and deliberately painting a picture to the American people that you know is not fully accurate.

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Hammerfist

So it wasn't illegal or unauthorized, just their opinion that it was inappropriate. Thanks for that waste of Senate time.

Otis

You can lead a horse to water...

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Hammerfist

lol, they tried hard but Amendment 33 is very telling of the direction they were trying to go but failed.

/shrug