[MizSterious]

Much of this is not news to many of us who have gathered up the snippets of these stories where we could find them. Nevertheless, it leaves me wondering: why the heck isn't the Bush admin out there making this point? Timmerman lays it all out neatly; they could use his outline.

[Huck]

That's the thing. The Bush Admin is going along with the "we had bad intel about WMD" line. They have shifted to the "democracy and UN legitimacy" rationale. Wouldnt they be out there making this case if they believed it? What gives?

[Wolfstar]

Nevertheless, it leaves me wondering: why the heck isn't the Bush admin out there making this point?

Good question. Of course, we can only speculate as to the answer. My take is that there already is an awful lot on the administration's plate. Right now, the UN is a useful tool for legitimizing the new Iraqi government and upcoming elections. I think the President is trying to focus on the sovereignty hand-over in Juse, and is trying to keep a lid on the whole mess until after our own election. If my speculation is accurate, I don't agree with this approach. Better to let the whole putrid mess blow sky high.