Two Comments from Bobby Inman
Two Comments from Bobby Inman
Interview in Slate. Former intelligence official in the U.S., at very senior levels.
Inman: If Rumsfeld were to be there for the next four years there will be a lot of my military colleagues who will be very unenthusiastic about it. But as much as they dislike Rumsfeld, they would not want to see a change in this immediate period. With the run-up to the Jan. 30 election in Iraq, you don't want to disrupt the chain of command. Slate: After the elections, your military colleagues might welcome a change at the top? [blockquote]Inman: They would not be greatly disappointed if he did not turn out to [serve] a full four years.[/blockquote] Translation: get rid of this guy, he's a dud. (Meanwhile, there is speculation that Bill Kristol has support from the White House for saying Rumsfeld needs to move on). 2. When will we find out the truth about Iraq? Slate: One assumes they feel the same about Paul Wolfowitz; we saw a lot of him and the neocons in the Iraq war run-up. They have virtually disappeared. Why is that? [blockquote]Inman: They don't want to take the blame. ? [T]hey were willing to take credit for things earlier; they don't want to take blame.[/blockquote] Slate: Who is going to take the blame? Inman: I think we'd better stop there. Slate: We can't go opining about certain members of the administration? Inman: No, no. Not gonna do that. Slate: And the administration has sealed most of their documents for years to come. Inman: Yeah, the historians are going to have a field day in 30 or 40 years. |
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