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Feingold to Petraeus: ‘Don’t Take It Personally’ but Al Qaeda Wants Us In Iraq
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"I believe that, I go with our intelligence analysts because our focus is in Iraq."
Notice the complete anti-Trumanesque buck passing. Bush, we're told, doesn't tell his generals what they should do. Bush follows their lead (until that "lead" suggests an unwanted direction) as all Americans, we're told, should. And in the same way, the lead general doesn't actually lead, but follows the advice of "our" intelligence analysts, whose jobs have been shown to be even more politically compromised than the current crop of "How high?" jumping generals.
There are these ever present, but as yet undiscovered, underling "John Yoos" and "Joe T's" that are leading America, through their advice and directions to the "who could have anticipated" leaders.
It's the guy on the fourth floor, row seven, cubicle six that is responsible for America's current state. America's brave president and generals are not to blame. They're just following orders or advice or something. Responsibility? That's for suckers.