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"Still fighting a real war in Iraq, the Bush administration now faces a renewed political battle over how the whole thing started.
War opponents quickly stressed that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's indictment deals with efforts to discredit a critic who challenged claims that Iraq was pursuing weapons of mass destruction.
"In effect, it's an indictment of the vicious and devious tactics used by the administration to justify a war we never should have fought," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Revival of the prewar debate is only one impact from the indictments on a struggling President Bush, who campaigned to restore "honor and dignity" to the White House but now must lead under a cloud of scandal."
"Democrats also held up the indictment as another example of how Republicans are fomenting a "culture of corruption." They cite the stock-sale investigation of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and the Texas money-laundering indictment of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas."
"Administration supporters said there are several ways the president can regain momentum.
Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of a Washington-based political newsletter, said Bush "can use this to re-staff and refocus the administration."
Shirley Anne Warshaw, a professor of political science at Gettysburg College, said the administration should take stock of how it deals with critics.
"A lot of this is the arrogance of power," she said."
""The big burden for him here is the Iraq war," Dallek said. "This whole Libby business echoes that. This is the issue that's going to keep coming up."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002590760_leakwar29.html?syndication=rss
"Still fighting a real war in Iraq, the Bush administration now faces a renewed political battle over how the whole thing started.
War opponents quickly stressed that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's indictment deals with efforts to discredit a critic who challenged claims that Iraq was pursuing weapons of mass destruction.
"In effect, it's an indictment of the vicious and devious tactics used by the administration to justify a war we never should have fought," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
Revival of the prewar debate is only one impact from the indictments on a struggling President Bush, who campaigned to restore "honor and dignity" to the White House but now must lead under a cloud of scandal."
"Democrats also held up the indictment as another example of how Republicans are fomenting a "culture of corruption." They cite the stock-sale investigation of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and the Texas money-laundering indictment of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas."
"Administration supporters said there are several ways the president can regain momentum.
Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of a Washington-based political newsletter, said Bush "can use this to re-staff and refocus the administration."
Shirley Anne Warshaw, a professor of political science at Gettysburg College, said the administration should take stock of how it deals with critics.
"A lot of this is the arrogance of power," she said."
""The big burden for him here is the Iraq war," Dallek said. "This whole Libby business echoes that. This is the issue that's going to keep coming up."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002590760_leakwar29.html?syndication=rss