Thursday, October 09, 2003

Donald Rumsfeld on his way out.

Let's connect the dots:

1. Last week, the Plame affair hits the fan, as Bush is brought to task over the fact that he has two felons in his administration, possibly his cabinet, who destroyed a national security asset and compromised all secret operations conducted by Valerie Plame, by revealing her identity as a CIA agent -- and for no reason better than for spite, and an ominous warning to those who might oppose this administration of how dirty Bush's people will play.

2. This week, in a one-page memo, Rumsfeld is summarily and without prior notice effectively relieved of his prior leadership role in Iraq, as it is passed to Condoleeza Rice.

The dots here point to Bush deciding that Rumsefeld is the leak, and is setting up his departure.

I don't have any proof -- I'm just reading tea leaves.

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