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Originally Posted by Tom Joad
Then instead of going along with it, they should have refused and gone public and told the whole wide world that Bush and Cheney were lying. Then they might have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But instead they opted to save their cushy GS-15 jobs.
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That's not how it works, even in your fevered mind. The CIA often doesn't know exactly all the details, it evaluates evidence/sources and comes up with its best judgment. It provides the judgment to the President to act upon as he chooses. From what I gather, the CIA were not convinced of a WMD program, but were also not certain that one didn't exist. It would be a criminal offense for a CIA operative to come out with enough detailed classified information to cast doubt upon Bush's decision. Morever, you can't prove a negative. BTW, Valerie Plame and her husband did come out to express doubt. It didn't go well for them, nor did it stop Bush.
You criticize Bush/Cheney for disputing the CIA's doubtful assessment of Iran's WMD while praising Trump for disputing the CIA's take on Russia's involvement in the election. You can't have it both ways.