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Of course he did not tell anyone with a brain anything they did not already know.And he would have put himself in danger.Smart to wait, now he is in the public eye, and that affords some safety.
This secretive KGB style administration might have made Scott "sick", and possibly never heard from again. Extraordinary renditon can cause folks to go away.
Remember William Casey and Martha Mitchell, both of whom had possible damaging knowledge of Reagan and Nixon shenanigans.They mysteriously died, Casey from a sudden stroke, Mitchell (Nixon's Attorney General's wife)found dead in her bed from an "overdose".

George Tenet has written a book? Guess it is true what they say... you know, rallying really does make one privy to all of the inside information.

First, did not convey was a viewer of Fox news or not, just that it was predictable someone as you would assume this would be a main source of information for someone like me.

Second, find it very hypocritical you would attempt to insult by falsely assuming my views are derived solely from Fox News and then forward me a link from Time Magazine which is wholly owned by left leaning CNN.

With that stated, the Time link does include an exert taken directly from George Tenet's book with no slant, making it a link that is fair game.

My issue is the information contained in the link mentions nothing regarding pre-Iraq war Intelligence. The thrust of the link is all about post war issues, proving absolutely nothing regarding your flawed view that somehow the Bush Administration lied, conned and fooled the entire world just to start a war with Iraq.

Getting back to the Core of this Blog (Scott McClellan)... The big picture is a faction exists within this country that gets ecstatic when something negative is published regarding the Bush Administration, and it does not matter to these folks if the item is true or not. These folks would rather see our country fail, than see any policy or program from this Administration succeed and that is very sad.

Sincerely hope the next President gets a better draw from both the media and the opposite side of the aisle.

I can not in good conscience even say we agree to disagree, in truth I believe you are flat out wrong regarding this issue. I have said my piece regarding this topic and plan to move on, but all the bantering aside I do respect your views, and hope to exchange views in the future.

ok Barrie, I take it you go out and rally, maybe a headband with "no blood for oil" written in red to signify the blood, that's cool.

Research in your terms is taking a piece of information and fitting it into your agenda. Now that's some research.

Let me repeat, the frickin' Director of the CIA of the United States of America stated without a doubt during both the Clinton and Bush Administrations Saddam Hussein possessed WMD's. This intelligence along with high ranking folks in our government including two Presidential Opponents who lost to George Bush in very close elections, and the President before George Bush all Democrats, all with an ax to grind with this Administration, somehow mysteriously agreed this information to be accurate as well.

...but yet according to you the whole Iraq war was one big con job and we were all lied to. Ok, the dog ate my homework too.

btw, please spare me the Fox News comments, but certainly not surprised it was put to use. What a predictable fallback.

"...profit for the administration's defense contract cronies " We've been over this. Great theory, no proof, yet.

I agree with you about the decision to go into Iraq- not wise. However, I have different reasons: faulty intelligence, limited resources and no precedent for a liberal use of force.

No reason to invade Iraq with our "...brave beyond what our nation deserves, young men and women..." well-stated.

Cheney is the Albert Speer of the Bush Reich. He control's the Military Industrial Complex, along with daddy Bush and his Carlyle Group,ala Krupp steel for Hitler.
To use our young, idealistic, but brave beyond what our nation deserves, young men and women to make a profit for the administration's defense contract cronies is beyond the pale of decency.
Not to mention the Black budget that funds the private mercenaries like Blackwater.

No proof of anything of the sort. Powell, Tenet, the Brits all believed they had good intelligence. Just because evidence was later known to be untimely or inaccurate doesn't classify as a lie.

So unless you are changing the definition of 'lie' to push your own propaganda and con job, it should be "...obvious to almost anyone with a brain..." your assertion of LIES is a LIE.

BTW, the inability to have accurate or timely intelligence and the limited military and tax resources are why pre-emptively invading Iraq, or anywhere else, is a bad idea. Plenty to criticize without making stuff up.

Barrie, I take it you were sitting inside of Baghdad with Saddam's band of thugs as the Intelligence reports from the Director of the CIA were being deciphered and clearly stating WMD's existed...but we'll just defer to you as it seems you have the inside information and have the luxury to make judgements after the fact.

Boy, really wish you were part of the Cabinet at this point, things would have turned out so much better with your inside information as to the potential "emminent threat" and WMD's non-existence. That way the CIA, British Intelligence, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, and Nanacy Pelosi could have all been proven wrong and thus saved us all.

You know, it must be great to sit on your ass after events occur, point out everything that should have been done, make unsubstantiated accusations and call our Commander and Chief names I would not call my worst enemy...but that's ok Barrie, that's ok

the intelligence assessment and judgement of CIA Director George Tenet from 1997 to 2004 trumps any selfless dribble emanating from a former Press Secretary.

CIA Director George Tenet stated "with every fiber of my being" he believed Saddam Hussein had WMD and was attempting to acquire WMD. CIA Director Tenet also stated this intelligenge held true for not only the Bush term but also the Clinton term.

Let's add to the list British Intelligence and such folks as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore, and Nancy Pelosi who all went on record publicly stating they believed Saddam Hussein possessed WMD and was attempting to acquire WMD.

So where is the con job?

On one hand... just in this thread alone some call President Bush a liar, drunk, blockhead, cheated way thru Yale, sociopath, draft dodger, personally responsible for high gas prices and spin doctor. Let's not forget the standard staples not mentioned of greedy, greedy for oil and war monger.

On the other hand...held to such a low esteem the same folks accuse President Bush of being brilliant enough to con the likes of the CIA, British Intelligence, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi into the Iraq war.

What an ultimate con job, Ocean's 15 Starring President George Bush, we know he's a liar...sticks and stones, sticks and stones

Main reason the "majority" could get nothing done-
the blockhead w/ the veto and his dittohead minions in Congress. As for the "radical" left, anything to the left over the last 4 years has been labeled radical. Small wonder the label is still being bandied about, though with less effect than probably ever before. My guess is that historians will call 'radical' thinking 'common sense' when the last 8 years is dissected by folks w/out an agenda.

Main reason the "majority" could get nothing done-
the blockhead w/ the veto and his dittohead minions in Congress. As for the "radical" left, anything to the left over the last 4 years has been labeled radical. Small wonder the label is still being bandied about, though with less effect than probably ever before. My guess is that historians will call 'radical' thinking 'common sense' when the last 8 years is dissected by folks w/out an agenda.

it only gets funnier ...

Wexler wants McClellan to testify :
http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/0...

Democrats in action (for them)

The last time I checked, congressional approval rating was 12.1% lower than Bush pinata.

On the other hand, disapproval rating of congress was only 9.8% higher.

I find it remarkable that McClellan seems never to have mentioned his grave concerns and observations to anyone related to the WH during his stint. I guess, like his illustrious civil war namesake, he was afraid to take actions and chose to cling to the Potomac.