2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I continue to be utterly mystified. [View all]merrily
(45,251 posts)of the information with which she was provided by her country's own intelligence and military.
Her claim was that she did not have to because she questioned people. Ridiculous that you disregard the written version and act on the oral--which no one can trace.
Presumably, the written version is the one that is carefully thought out and supported with footnotes, etc. Also, she is a lawyer. As anyone who's even seen a few TV programs involving lawyers knows, you compare prior statements with the ones being made at the moment to see if there is any inconsistency. That's 101. Reading the NIE carefully would have enabled her to pick up any discrepancies between what the NIE said
As for Americans supporting the War, Hillary very much participated in bringing about that result.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=801381
And the excuse for that is that she didn't any know better than to trust Bushco to the extent of pushing for Bushco's agenda? If so, that, too, is a disqualifier.
Either way....