Wal, I don't really think it is all attributable to one particpant. Just as, when a lookout falls asleep, it is not really the fault of the Captain, usually; but RHIR, RHIP; and leaders have to bear tyhe burden of responsibility for what goes on on their watch. Whether Rove, Cheney, Rummie, or some other neocon was behind any individual decision is ambiguous and not to be known by the likes o' me!

All that aside, he wants the glory and legacy of the Presdency and its place in history. He also needs to wear the shame and embarassment of the stupidity thereof.

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