Obviously we know now their nuclear claims were wholly inaccurate. But more troubling is the fact that a lot of intelligence experts were telling the Administration then that its claims about Saddam's nuclear capabilities were false.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reid notes that nuclear claims were inaccurate and intelligence experts warned the Administration about this.
- In plain terms
- Nuclear claims were wrong, and experts knew it at the time.
- What can you take from it?
- Intelligence warnings should be heeded before policy decisions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should leaders weigh conflicting intelligence?
- What responsibility do experts have?
Another view
Retrospective criticism may not account for the information available at the time.
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