The resignation of George Tenet, the U.S. director of central intelligence, came not a moment too soon. Indeed, I am amazed he was allowed to resign and not fired. If anyone should have paid a price for the continual intelligence goof-ups over the past number of years -- especially 9/11 -- it should have been Tenet. No one has faced any consequences for 9/11, the Iraq WMD intel exaggeration or anything else. (Nor has anyone at the FBI, for that matter. Even after their botched handling of the investiation into the post-9/11 anthrax letters, Robert Mueller remains in place, and, as far as I know, they are still trying to devise a way to charge ex-Army bioweapons expert Stephen Hatfill.)
Whoever Bush decides to name to the post will have a tremendous burden to carry, and much confidence-building to do after the dismal performance of recent years. George Tenet will not be missed.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 7:35 PM
