Well, most of them are, if Richard Clarke is to be believed, and it certainly sounds like he’s credible. Anyone who read Bob Woodward’s “Bush At War” will not be surprised by Clarke’s charge that administration members wanted to invade Iraq as of September 12, 2001. Only now, the press seems more ready to pay attention to that fact.
There’s a great article at the Center for American Progress’ webaite detailing how Clarke is right and the Bushies are liars. Now, I’m well aware that this is a progressive website and there’s the danger of bias, but unless they’re lying in the quotes they cite, I’m pretty sure they’ve nailed this one. Here’s a sample:
CLAIM #1: “Richard Clarke had plenty of opportunities to tell us in the administration that he thought the war on terrorism was moving in the wrong direction and he chose not to.”