re: Big Lie; Big Excuse; Big Deal (more of a blog than a flame)
"I'm refusing to join any faction, and I've backed away from the screaming match. I may lurk those threads, but chances are I won't post in them - no great loss. I will say this: the lives taken and the billions spent call for an accounting. Thank God for John Adams, chief advocate in his day for the "checks and balances" of the federal government."
I'm fully in favor of investigating the intelligence of the US regarding this matter- this would provide an opportunity to increase understanding of our intel- both it's strength and it's weakness.
Of course it depends on the qualitity of this investigation. A poor investigation would waste this opportunity and will be damaging instead of helpful in terms strengthening our intel.