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Top White House anti-terror boss resigns

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Posted by Steve White 2003-03-20 11:16 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 James Bamford? Noted "authored and intelligence expert"?

Bamford is a leftist journalist who has written books, highly critical ones, on the defense community. He has never, ever actually been a spook.

His comment that the intelligence community expects more terror after Iraq, is a no-duh, and only partially right. Of course it may lead to short-term increases in terrorism. But a major purpose of the war is to deny terrorists WMDs, destroy their morale, and, hopefully begin the process of transforming the Middle East so that there will be LESS reason for terror in the first place.

The second quote from the "official" is much closer to the truth.

If Beers isn't on the team, if he doesn't believe in the mission, it's good riddance.

Posted by R. McLeod 2003-03-20 01:24:04|| 2003-03-20 01:24:04|| Front Page Top

#2 We launched a major offensive against al Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan simultaneously with the first air raids against Iraqi targets. I suppose that's what they call "diverting resources from the war on terror".

Posted by Joe 2003-03-20 02:56:12|| 2003-03-20 02:56:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Yawn...I'm sure it will be great for those who eagerly want to hate GW and America...but it's a little TOO obvious and desperately written for those who would actually care about the issue itself.

Gosh..just look at all those unnamed "senior officials", "those closely involved" "they" and "the sources". These propaganda writers need to learn to be more subtle.

Posted by becky 2003-03-20 03:12:43|| 2003-03-20 03:12:43|| Front Page Top

#4 If memory serves me right (I was a mere babe in arms)didn't we seem able to fight in Europe (1), Africa (2), Pacific Islands (3) and Asia (4) - four different "theatre's of operations" at the same time back in the 40's with primitive equipment, quickly trained troops but unqualified support at home? And while we did all this outside the borders, didn't we also have a counter-intelligence and counter-sabotage effectiveness here in the "homeland"? Surely, Robert Byrd was around at that time burning crosses and keeping blacks out of his toliet. He must remember!

Posted by Jack is Back! 2003-03-20 05:59:41|| 2003-03-20 05:59:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Let me guess: "former intelligence official" = Clinton regime? They were oh so successful, weren't they? I expect any success in the WOT and the war on Saddam to be downplayed as just due, while any setbacks, no matter how minor, are evidence of short-sighted thinking on President Bushes' part, and his responsibility alone. Oh yeah, but "they support our troops", of course. It's time to save these soundbites and clips for next year's elections people...

Posted by Frank G 2003-03-20 07:11:18|| 2003-03-20 07:11:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Beers must think that someone else can do the job better than he can -- in which case he is probably correct.

Posted by Tom 2003-03-20 09:22:02|| 2003-03-20 09:22:02|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't be too harsh on Beers ... it sounds like he served loyally, and quit because he realized he was a mismatch for the job. In a situation like that, it takes a certain amount of self-sacrifice and ego-deflation to admit something like that, but it's the best thing to do.

Posted by Ray 2003-03-20 13:27:02|| [campuscgi.princeton.edu/~ray/weblog] 2003-03-20 13:27:02|| Front Page Top

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