Few senators read Iraq NIE report
Any lawmaker who did not read the NIE report before voting on the war should be voted out of office!
TheHill-Only a handful of senators outside the Intelligence Committee say they read the full 92-page National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq’s ability to attack the U.S. before voting to go to war, according to a survey conducted by The Hill.
The low interest in the classified estimate, or NIE, could offer valuable cover to the five senators seeking the presidency who acknowledged during recent debates that they did not read the complete document before the pivotal Iraq vote.
The Hill contacted all 69 sitting senators who voted on the war authorization in the wee hours of Oct. 11, 2002, as well as former senators who did so.
Twenty-two senators told The Hill that they read the document before the vote. The offices of 38 senators said they had not read the full report or could not recall, while six senators did not comment. Nine sitting senators and 21 former senators did not return repeated requests for comment.
Makes me wonder how many have actually read the immigration bill and if any really understand what it says.
no– but they DO stick their fingers in the air, read polls, and read liberal Bush bashing media…..
Mike–
they read nothing but polls and donation reports (or threats)
Actually eeevil when it comes down to it I wonder how many of them read any of the Bills they vote on!!!I have nothing against anyone trying to better themselves but take offense to those that go into politics to better themselves at the cost of the people who hired(voted) for them.