THE ARCHITECTS OF WAR: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

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THE ARCHITECTS OF WAR: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

President Bush has not fired any of the architects of the Iraq war. In fact, a review of the key planners of the conflict reveals that they have been rewarded – not blamed – for their incompetence.

PAUL WOLFOWITZ




DOUGLAS FEITH

STEPHEN HADLEY

RICHARD PERLE

ELLIOT ABRAMS




DAVID WURMSER

ANDREW NATSIOS


DAN BARTLETT



Role In Going To War: Dan Bartlett was the White House Communications Director at the time of the war and was a mouthpiece in hyping the Iraq threat. Bartlett was also a regular participant in the weekly meetings of the White House Iraq Group (WHIG). The main purpose of the group was the systematic coordination of the “marketing” of going to war with Iraq as well as selling the war here at home.

Where He Is Now: Bartlett was promoted to Counselor to the President on January 5, 2005, and is responsible for the formulation of policy and implementation of the President’s agenda.

Key Quote: “President Bush understands that the need to disarm Saddam Hussein is necessary. He has made that case to the United Nations Security Council. He’s made that case to the United States Congress. The entire world rallied behind this resolution that gives him one last chance. He has that chance, but time is running out.”


MITCH DANIELS


GEORGE TENET



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Where He Is Now: Tenet voluntarily resigned from the administration on June 3, 2004. He was later awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Key Quote: “It’s a slam dunk case.”


COLIN POWELL




DONALD RUMSFELD




CONDOLEEZZA RICE



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Where She Is Now: In December of 2004, Condoleezza Rice was promoted to Secretary of State and is being widely-mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.

Key Quote: “We did not know at the time – maybe someone knew down in the bowels of the agency – but no one in our circles knew that there were doubts and suspicions that this might be a forgery. Of course it was information that was mistaken.”


DICK CHENEY



Key Quote: “I think they’re in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.”


GEORGE W. BUSH



Key Quote: “Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof — the smoking gun — that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.”

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http://thinkprogress.org/the-architects-where-are-they-now

[fooj]

1. Excellent post!

Thanks.:applause:

[ladjf]

2. They have stunk up the joint and then left the problems with us.