White House: Haditha Details to Be Public

Tue May 30, 2006 2:29 PM EDT

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HelpMeImpeachBush

Not surprising, in light of this story:

There is rising concern amongst senior officials that President Bush does not grasp the increasingly grim reality of the security situation in Iraq because he refuses to listen to that type of information. Our sources say that attempts to brief Bush on various grim realities have been personally rebuffed by the President, who actually says that he does not want to hear "bad news."

Rather, Bush makes clear that all he wants are progress reports, where they exist, and those facts which seem to support his declared mission in Iraq...building democracy. "That's all he wants to hear about," we have been told. So "in" are the latest totals on school openings, and "out" are reports from senior US military commanders (and those intelligence experts still on the job) that they see an insurgency becoming increasingly effective, and their projection that "it will just get worse."

Our sources are firm in that they conclude this "good news only" directive comes from Bush himself; that is, it is not a trap or cocoon thrown around the President by National Security Advisor Rice, Vice President Cheney, and DOD Secretary Rumsfeld. In any event, whether self-imposed, or due to manipulation by irresponsible subordinates, the information/intelligence vacuum at the highest levels of the White House increasingly frightens those officials interested in objective assessment, and not just selling a political message.

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#1 - Tue May 30, 2006 3:18 PM EDT

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Byronsnake

I've heard Bush is very isolated, and that no one wants to give him any bad news.

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#2 - Tue May 30, 2006 3:34 PM EDT

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Tony Angelo

So much for intelligence briefings, or any other kind of intelligence.

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3 votes

#3 - Tue May 30, 2006 4:02 PM EDT

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diggityDawg

He ignored intelligence reports before the war, why should he listen to them now?

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2 votes

#4 - Tue May 30, 2006 7:37 PM EDT

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