August 19, 200421 yr Link Representative Doug Bereuter of Nebraska, a respected Republican voice on intelligence issues who is retiring from Congress, is telling his constituents that he now considers the war in Iraq a mistake despite his earlier support for the invasion. In a four-page letter being distributed to constituents who call or write about the war, Mr. Bereuter said that initiating the pre-emptive military strike was not justified because of what he described as a massive intelligence failure. "I've reached the conclusion, retrospectively, now that the inadequate intelligence and faulty conclusions are being revealed, that all things being considered, it was a mistake to launch that military action, especially without a broad and engaged international coalition," he wrote. Mr. Bereuter, who announced earlier this year that he was leaving Congress as of Aug. 31 after 26 years in the House, is the vice chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and had been at times mentioned as a potential chairman. He is also a senior member of the International Relations Committee.
August 20, 200421 yr Theyve tried to discredit him with the "he is bitter about not getting a position." stuff.
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