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Home Front: Politix
Democrats ask Bush for intelligence update on Iran
2006-05-21
Senate Democrats asked President George W Bush on Friday to order a new US intelligence report on Iran to avoid the errors that plagued prewar assessments on Iraq.

Five Democrats, headed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, wrote to Bush requesting a new National Intelligence Estimate, or NIE, while the United States is involved in an international diplomatic effort to get Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions. The Democrats want an NIE, the intelligence community's most authoritative written judgment, to address several points including Iran's nuclear programme and its military and defence capabilities.
Posted by:Fred

#18  The left just doesn't want Bush to undo the crown jewel of Jimmy Carter's foreign policy.
Posted by: badanov   2006-05-21 18:55  

#17  So you can write a letter against the contingency actions you know may be needed, and then use that letter to criticize the administration later.
Posted by: lotp   2006-05-21 13:39  

#16  Why ask for a briefing when you already know the answer?
Posted by: Perfesser   2006-05-21 13:26  

#15  A universal truth: Only bold harsh action, unapologetically ruthless action, is actually respected. Anything less is correctly perceived as weakness.

This isn't brutality or even incivility, it is reality. Truly, humans learn no lasting lesson that is not steeped in wild pleasure or raw pain. Anything less invites continued perfidy and rebellion - and eventual overthrow.
Posted by: Spimp Greash3798   2006-05-21 13:22  

#14  Should read:
Enemy agents formerly known as democrats, in an unusual attempt to gain knowledge of the depth of intel the CIA has on Iran, asked for a briefing from the clumsy Bush administration.

Posted by: wxjames   2006-05-21 12:15  

#13  OS and Broadhead6---I am in total agreement with your sentiments about leaking intelligence. Unfortunately, we do not presently have the leadership with the will to prosecute those who leak intelligence. That is the sad truth. Look at the gloved hands treatment that Sandy Burgler got for his underwear stuffing incident. A fine, probation, and 3 years with his security clearance suspended---not revoked---suspended, fergawdsake. Sheeit, man. If you and I did that, we would be playing rock hockey in the big arena for years, have a big fine hanging over our heads, and would never be allowed to vote again (except in Chicago, New York, and Florida, heh).

We need some spine growing supplements to put in their food, or something. The cancer grows because the body is not strong. The cancer is always there, and always will be.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-05-21 12:10  

#12  No problem, give them some fake stats and see how soon and which donk leaks them. Then as soon as they're leaked the feds can prosecute them for making sensitive material public knowledge - case closed.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-05-21 11:56  

#11  "Democrats ask Bush for intelligence update on Iran"

Americans ask Democrats to show some intelligence, period.

Guess who'll get their request answered first?

(Any doubt about Democrats' intelligence? See New Orleans, latest mayoral election. See Senate Minority "Leader" Reid, "Spanish-speakers are too stupid to learn English." 'Nuff said.)
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-05-21 10:18  

#10  Canary Trap would be great in normal times, but doing it now would result in great amounts of seething at the NYT, WaPo, CNN, the DNC ...

... oh right, that's a feature not a bug. Thanks OS.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-05-21 01:55  

#9  ROFL - great comments!

BTW, shouldn't that be concerned American Legislators, instead of Democrats?

I'm just sayin, since we're at war and all.
Posted by: random styling   2006-05-21 01:45  

#8  Two Words:

Canary Trap.

Followed quickly by indictments.

Heh.

Posted by: Oldspook   2006-05-21 01:34  

#7  Assuming they can read, what more would they need than Iran's own public statements? Damn seditious morons...
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-05-21 01:32  

#6  Sorry - we don't supply intel to the enemies of the United States. It just seems like a real stupid idea. sorry.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-05-21 01:02  

#5  They want the intelligence so they can leak it to the press to undermine the US effort to stop Iran.

Hang 'em!
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-05-21 00:59  

#4  Donks fake having backbone.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-05-21 00:54  

#3  NIE, NIE. We are the knights that say "NIE".
Posted by: newc   2006-05-21 00:15  

#2  GOD asks Democrats for intelligence PERIOD.
Posted by: newc   2006-05-21 00:13  

#1  Democrats ask Bush for intelligence

Sorry you guys wouldn't know what to do with it. And judging by recent actions on immigration and the budget, GW is running low.
Posted by: DMFD   2006-05-21 00:04  

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