George Tenet is fighting back

Though as Larry Johnson angrily notes, it is a little too late and that Tenet should "give the medal back." I agree, but it is just nice to see some more confirmation of what we have said about this process:

"[David] Ignatius said that the book is:
going be very tough. George Tenet has been doing a slow burn ever since he left the CIA. He's been angrier and angrier as he saw himself being essentially made the fall guy on WMD in Iraq. And he's gonna come back saying he and his agency, the CIA, were pushed, again and again, by Cheney and Cheney's people to give him the answers that they wanted. And he's got chapter and verse on that.'

He added: 'He will tell a story that I think will make people's hair curl. But he's been waiting a long time to tell this....And he'll also say---this is a very important part of this---that, on the question of what would happen in Iraq after the invasion, the CIA pretty consistently warned, 'You have trouble ahead. You will not be able to unite this country. Sunnis and Shiites are gonna be 'at daggers."

We have known that Cheney was involved up to his evil little eyes, but it is nice to hear someone from the inside saying that the VP pushed for the answers he wanted.

Unfortunately, we have to live with the decisions of this horrible president. Worst one in American History and not even close. Fillmore looks brilliant. Andy Johnson looks capable. Grant looks sober.