"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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But what the US really needs is spies on the ground.

Pretty much banned by the Tower Commission in 1979.

The biggest problem
in the lead-up to Iraq is that they put too much emphasis on the tales of
one guy, who lied through his teeth trying to get the US to depose Saddam
so he could take over.

_One_ guy wanted to take over? Slight under-estiamte, I'd say.