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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Yes Ty. It is the Bush Whitehouse that is delivering bitter, unfair, politically motivated attacks on Clarke. This is because Bush attacked Iraq to gain $$ for his friends, and avenge his dad.
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Careful Hank, once you start reviewing cartoons you'll have to review them all, and it doesn't appear to be good for your blood pressure.
Besides -- apart from the Wicked Witch costume on Bush and the wings on Cheney -- was the cartoon factually inaccurate?
P.S. I doubt that the Clarke attacks are "politically motivated" in the narrow sense of seeking partisan gain, because Clarke is/has been a dedicated Republican.
In that vein, I heard one commentator remark that Clarke is a different sort of problem for the Administration because he presents the first major attack on their counter-terrorism policies and efforts from the right (i.e. no wailing about civil liberties or judicial protections, etc. -- just sez they fucked up).
Also -- unlike O'Neill, Clarke's not a known oddball, and this topic is within his area of expertise. He gains a certain degree of credibility from being in the position that had him acting as the government's "crisis manager" on 9-11. So, it takes different tactics to discredit him than the prior foes.
S_A_M
