Libby testified that Bush ordered him to out Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, ostensibly to silence her husband who was getting in the way of the drive to war. As this house of cards starts to come together it all just makes sense. Bush was damned and determined to have his war with Iraq. Even if they complied he was going to paint a U2 with UN colors and have it shot down so that he could start it. He was that determined to go to war. And if outing a CIA agent working on real nuclear proliferation issues could silence his opposition, then make it so!
Of course, he lied about it later:
"...if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of... I want to know the truth..."
It's a painful combination of unthinking and inept behind the scenes, and gutless and weak in support of his own actions in front of the cameras.
What a disaster. We deserve a government that actually works.
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