"Politicians must account for the death and destruction of the Iraq war -- and the consequences as they continue to unfold".
The
US intelligence community should not be made to shoulder full
responsibility for misjudging Saddam Hussein's weapons capability ahead
of last year's Iraq war, British newspapers said after a Senate
investigation exonerated US politicians of blame. The Financial Times
described as "implausible" the investigation's decision to exonerate US
President George W. Bush's administration from putting pressure on the
intelligence agencies. "Like all government organizations, the Central
Intelligence Agency devotes its limited resources to meeting the
demands of its political masters," the business daily said. [more]
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