Saturday, August 04, 2007

POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY

Thomas Ricks (FIASCO, p. 325) reports that the WH was aware of proconsul Paul Bremer's shortcomings in early 2004, but...

"By early 2004, the president was quite aware of Bremer's flaws," said a former administration official. "But he couldn't let him go in an election year."

This is simply unconscionable and still doesn't explain why Fredo awarded Bremer the Medal of Freedom.

No comments: