[GAsux]

Yeah thanks for easing my fears about you because I was really internet worried. I guess.

So let me ask you this. Do you also so easily dismiss those within the intelligence community who have said in essence the same thing, although perhaps in a slightly less slanderous way? It's one thing to blow off a message board regular who just doens't like the "man". But what about those within the administration who have made the very same assertions?

Are the just childish partisan blowhards too? Do you suppose Dubya's assessment of the situation is more accurate than that of uber geeks and spooks, many of whom have spent their entire lives studying the region?

There are an awful lot of folks at State and the intel agencies begging to differ with the presidents assessment. I would venture to assert that many of these folks are educated, expereinced people who have much more at stake than does the average message boarder. Why would they risk their entire careers to suggest that perhaps the administrations handling of the situation is less than ideal?