From a story on CNN yesterday evening: “Amid calls for an independent probe into prewar intelligence failures, Vice President Dick Cheney has called key lawmakers to say the administration is open to a range of options, sources tell CNN.”
Why is the White House scrambling to get out ahead of these calls for an investigation and contain the potential investigation being called for?
Three data points framed as questions …
1. Did the White House play fast and loose with the truth about the Iraq threat?
2. Are people in the Intelligence Community likely to know just how they played fast and loose?
3. Do people in the Intelligence Community feel ill-used by this administration?
Add them up.
And one other thing: how credible will an inquiry be if it covers the CIA but not the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Office of the Vice President?
