Ldir:
Well, I think that is partially true. He is a convenient scapegoat and kissing him goodbye has fewer political liabilities than kissing Rumsfeld goodbye.
But, Tenet was apparently willing to do almost anything to please his masters. He SHOULD have been complaining loudly about Bush's misuse of intel, but kept his mouth shut like a partisan would.
Also, with three reports coming out shortly with guns aimed directly at the CIA, one may reasonably assume that it would look better to resign before rather than after the reports appear.
Tenet bears a lot of responsibility for the screw up in Iraq, but ultimately it is the policy makers at the Pentagon and White House who were responsible. The buck stops with Bush, but he'll never take responsibility like a real man would. And that is one reason why I think Bush is among the weakest Presidents we've ever had.
-Robert
Well, I think that is partially true. He is a convenient scapegoat and kissing him goodbye has fewer political liabilities than kissing Rumsfeld goodbye.
But, Tenet was apparently willing to do almost anything to please his masters. He SHOULD have been complaining loudly about Bush's misuse of intel, but kept his mouth shut like a partisan would.
Also, with three reports coming out shortly with guns aimed directly at the CIA, one may reasonably assume that it would look better to resign before rather than after the reports appear.
Tenet bears a lot of responsibility for the screw up in Iraq, but ultimately it is the policy makers at the Pentagon and White House who were responsible. The buck stops with Bush, but he'll never take responsibility like a real man would. And that is one reason why I think Bush is among the weakest Presidents we've ever had.
-Robert
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