Woodward on 60 Minutes

So we go to war and the Colin Powell was the last to know. How disjointed is it when Saudi Arabia knows we're going to war before the U.S. Secretary of State. from the show:

But, it turns out, two days before the president told Powell, Cheney and Rumsfeld had already briefed Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador.

"Saturday, Jan. 11, with the president's permission, Cheney and Rumsfeld call Bandar to Cheney's West Wing office, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Gen. Myers, is there with a top-secret map of the war plan. And it says, 'Top secret. No foreign.' No foreign means no foreigners are supposed to see this," says Woodward.

"They describe in detail the war plan for Bandar. And so Bandar, who's skeptical because he knows in the first Gulf War we didn't get Saddam out, so he says to Cheney and Rumsfeld, 'So Saddam this time is gonna be out, period?'" And Cheney who has said nothing says the following: "Prince Bandar, once we start, Saddam is toast."

After Bandar left, according to Woodward, Cheney said, "I wanted him to know that this is for real. We're really doing it."

But this wasn't enough for Prince Bandar, who Woodward says wanted confirmation from the president. "Then, two days later, Bandar is called to meet with the president and the president says, 'Their message is my message'" says Woodward.

Prince Bandar enjoys easy access to the Oval Office. His family and the Bush family are close. And Woodward told 60 Minutes that Bandar has promised the president that Saudi Arabia will lower oil prices in the months before the election -- to ensure the U.S. economy is strong on election day.

Now lets review. the President shares TOP SECRET information with the leaders of Saudi Arabia (you know, where the bulk of the 9/11 terrorists were born), and he does this BEFORE our Secretary of State knows? ok, now lets think back. Clinton was impeached for WHAT?

Another little tidbit that Condi had trouble explaining today: Diverted Funds seems that some of the Money directed by congress to go to Afganistan was diverted to Iraq early on. know what's bad about this? Of course, i mean other than removing funds from the real war on terror for the make believe war on terror...well, you see...IT'S ILLEGAL! you can't take funds allocated for a military action in one theatre and direct them elsewhere because Congress hasn't given you the funding you wanted. my questions to any GOP'er out there...when do you say "enough"? seriously. i'm not saying you can't LIKE the guy, but when has he done too much? does he just get a free pass?

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