Except the his administration part. I dont think cheney and rumsfeld believed it. It was largely manufactured. And the “counter arguments” werent really arguments. The administrations own advisors said the uranium couldnt have been sold.
And the tubes they barely clung to as proof were heavily contested by just as many that believed it internally. Thats not actionable intel.
And when the advisor outed his own reports publicly, his wifes career was ended by being outed.
It was malicous from within from specific participants, but not necessarily the president. Unvetted, unactionable intel was used as cover. Nothing more.
Bushes negligence was not being throrough and surrounding himself and empowering the absolutely wrong people. But the buck still stopped with him.
Except the his administration part. I dont think cheney and rumsfeld believed it. It was largely manufactured. And the “counter arguments” werent really arguments. The administrations own advisors said the uranium couldnt have been sold.
And the tubes they barely clung to as proof were heavily contested by just as many that believed it internally. Thats not actionable intel.
And when the advisor outed his own reports publicly, his wifes career was ended by being outed.
It was malicous from within from specific participants, but not necessarily the president. Unvetted, unactionable intel was used as cover. Nothing more.
Bushes negligence was not being throrough and surrounding himself and empowering the absolutely wrong people. But the buck still stopped with him.