Quote:
|
The Bush WH made Clarke a very sympathetic person when they unleashed the attack dogs against him. It would have been much better for the Bush WH if they had been less aggressive on Clarke.
|
I disagree on two counts.
Clarke is a sympathetic figure only to the most liberal talking heads making the rounds on the political talkshows. The WH has appropriately engaged his credibility, now lain low by his numerous contradictory statements; and Rice should provide a strong refutation of the crumb of substance that his allegations promised.
Only in the Dims' wettest dreams would the WH have allowed a tool like Clarke to've whaled away at the Bush administrataion's handling of national security without lifting a finger in self-defense---that might be how Democrats would respond (on many levels), but as the invasion of Iraq suggests, that's not GWB's style. And I, for one, am thankful.