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[kentuck]

In the end, we may get indictments against Lewis Libby and perhaps, Karl Rove, but that is small potatoes in the big picture. The crimes are so much larger than the leak of a CIA operative or the perjury about exposing that operative.

Not coincidentally, today marks the death of 2000 American troops in Iraq. And today, the lies still continue. The White House and their propaganda machine have been busy telling people that "everyone" thought Saddam had WMDs. That is nothing short of another outright lie. Bush was lucky to get Tony Blair to go along with his evil scheme, as the rest of the world, including France and Germany, turned their backs on Bush's plan to invade Iraq. But they continue to say baldfacedly that "everyone " thought Saddam had WMDs as if that were a legitimate excuse to unilaterally invade another country and enmesh our own country in a quagmire which we will be a long time escaping.

The crimes go to the very top of our government. Bush and Rove have destroyed everyone in their path on their way to power. When they got Cheney to choose himself as the VP, they had their General with credentials. After all, he had been the Secretary of Defense in the once-thought victory of Gulf War One. However, with the new regime, Gulf War One was a failure because we did not go all the way and take out Saddam. They came to power with that goal.

They lied to Congress. They lied to the America people. They lied to the UN. They lied to the world. If there had been a legitimate reason for going to war, there would have been no reason to lie. The reasons for war must be more obvious. It is serious business.

And "business" was what it seemed to be about. Mr. Cheney, former CEO of Halliburton, has benefitted greatly from the War, as have Big Oil and other defense contractors. And today, we have over 2000 troops dead protecting those interests and their lies.

They spoke to the America people with certainty about tons of WMDs and the waiting for a "mushroom cloud". Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld came on the television and stated outright that he knew where the WMDs were located. Colin Powell, then the Secretary of Defense, went to the UN with photos and an old college essay as proof that Iraq had WMDs. With his credibility at that time, many people were convinced to follow the ill-advised path to war. They had won over the American people.

But their lies were still lies. They betrayed America. Intentionally. They looked at the war like it was a new detergent to be sold. It is sure to get the spots out.

So the crimes are much larger than a CIA leak or a few perjured statements about who knew what and when. It is about betrayal, lies, illegal war, and many unnecessary deaths. It is much more than one Prosecutor can handle.