WASHINGTON: When President George W Bush appointed a commission to investigate how the US intelligence agencies incorrectly concluded Saddam Hussain’s Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, the panel was not permitted to address how that faulty information was used by the White House in deciding to go to war.
Even though the report provided a great deal of information regarding systematic failures, critics charged there are still questions surrounding how Bush and his national security team used the information.
“The president’s commission report is notable for the ground it covers and the ground it does not,” said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, an opposition Democrat.
“I believe it is essential that we hold both the intelligence agencies and senior policymakers accountable for their actions,” Reid added.
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