Politics As Usual

[The Larry Davis Experience]

Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
Not at all. I think this is ugly for the admin either way. Either way, having misplaced so much trust in him does not reflect well on Dubya's civilians at the Pentagon. Several of whom I absolutely despise.

But I'm not sure I believe their own "reasons" for turning on him. The Iran thing just doesn't add up for me.

If it helps you or other lefties cut through to the heart of my message, pretend for a second that I'm not defending Bush and co. in any manner on this one.

It helps me, but I'm not sure any of the other folks needed the help. By the way, glad to see you posting more lately, Hannibal.

In fact, I'm suggesting that the Iranian story story truly does not make any sense. Maybe they are just trying to set him up as a scapegoat, knowing that he lied to them one way or another about the WMDs.

Even after the Plame incident, I have a hard time believing that this admin would do something that damaging to itself just for revenge. Doesn't it make them look worse to say that not only are the WMDs not there in the amounts that we thought (or, any amounts so far exceeding the volume of one sarin shell), but in fact it turns out we thought they were there based on this guy we had on the payroll who was actually working for the Iranians?

It seems strange for the G to create a new script for No Way Out, this time with a plump Iraqi financier playing Kevin Costner's role.

But it would otherwise be a huge risk for Iran, and I don't see them taking it.

Do they really want Americans around Najaf and Kufa and Basra and their oil terminals on the gulf etc. etc. etc.? They knew thats what it would mean if they provoked us into taking Saddam out.

And I think the above even aside from this very good point of yours.

Btw, apropos of a conversation we had a long time ago on the Board that you probably have forgotten, I found this Chron article comparing SF and Oakland's homicide investigatory practices to be pretty interesting. Seems like this guy is arguing that despite Oakland's skyrockeyting homicide rate they're doing some things right. Or maybe it's just that the SFPD is having a tough time lately...

Edited for grammar...not sure I fixed it...