Why is Frank Rich treating Tony Kushner’s fantasy as the equivalent of a docu-drama? A fisking is in order.
BLAME BUSH: “I cannot figure out why you don’t put the blame for any confusion or ambiguity concerning the question of Saddam-al qaeda connections squarely on President George W. Bush. Last time I checked, all these events occurred while he was President of the United States and while the Director of Central Intelligence and the Attorney General both worked directly for him. It’s really not the fault of “liberal media types” that Mr. Bush cannot decide whether he should be seen as incompetent for not following up on information about a Saddam-Osama connection or as a liar for falsely stating that such a connection existed. There are lots of “non-liberal media types” out there who are perfectly able to communicate the truth about the matter, whatever that may be, and they don’t seem to have their story out either.
There has been a weird tendency among Bush supporters to credit Bush personally with actions indicating strength, honesty and decisiveness, while blaming “bureaucrats”, “State Department types” and the like for actions indicating weakness, prevarication or vacillation. I really can’t figure out why. There’s only one President and he’s equally responsible for the good and bad done by his Administration.” – More feedback on the Letters Page.
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