Neeum Zawan wrote:
> On 08/02/09 14:04, Chambers wrote:
>> Not delusional, but deluded. From what I've seen, I think he wanted the
>> war in Iraq badly enough that two things happened:
>>
>> 1) His own view of the available data was biased,
> 
>     That makes sense only if you assume he invaded for his stated reasons.

Not necessarily; I assume that, whatever reasons he had, they were 
colored by his desire to find a reason to invade.

>> 2) His staff, knowing what he wanted, either consciously or
>> unconsciously colored the information they gave him.
> 
>     It actually seems that some in his staff wanted it more than he did. 

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>     Less biased information?
> 
>     The intelligence information he received was mostly correct.

I've seen interviews with several people from his staff who talked of 
the pressure exerted on them to present information that fit in with the 
higher-up's views (though it's not clear if the pressure came from Bush 
himself, or if Cheney was trying to keep him misinformed).

According to them, you just did *not* give a report that contradicted 
what the cabinet wanted to hear.

-- 
Chambers

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