breaking news -George Tenet resigned

[Briar Rose 7457]

have we found a scapegoat for the administration's woes?

 

[WDWisTheBest]

No, no, no. Mr. Tenet has indicated that he wanted to leave the post for some time.

Those that don't like the current administration will try to turn this into something negative but it isn't. He has held the post for 7 years through two administrations. That is enough.

He has a large family and has indicated that he wanted to leave for a private sector job for a long time.

 

[AlanUK]

He has stated 'Personal Reasons' as the motivating factor behind this decision.

 

[WDWisTheBest]

Originally posted by AlanUK
He has stated 'Personal Reasons' as the motivating factor behind this decision.

Yes he did. And reports from MSNBC indicated that he needed to go into the private sector to make more money for his family.

Can't blame him for doing that, can anyone?

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/

'DEVESTATING' SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REPORT: Linda Douglass reports that according to two senior sources familiar with the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on pre-war intelligence failures yet to be released, findings are "devastating" for Tenet. Democratic sources confirm Tenet was losing support among Democrats because of the conclusions reached by this report. One Republican source predicted Wednesday Tenet might resign before it is released. The report is currently being declassified by the CIA and is expected to be made public on June 17.

 

[Briar Rose 7457]

Richard J. Kerr, a former deputy director who is heading an internal investigation into the Iraq intelligence failures and maintains close contact with Tenet, agreed. "He was under a lot of pressure," said Kerr. "The 9/11 Commission is going to issue its report, and the Senate Select Committee will issue its report on the weapons of mass destruction, and, generally, there's a whole set of criticisms that are out there. It's certainly taken a toll on him personally, and it's not an easy job under any circumstance."

Kerr said another motivation for quitting now could be that Tenet believes that such a step "takes a little pressure away from the president. He was drawing a lot of fire."

Indeed, Bush spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters Thursday that Bush did not try to talk Tenet out of resigning when the two met at the White House for 45 minutes Wednesday evening. The effective resignation date is July 11, the seventh anniversary of his being sworn in as director.

newsday

 

[Philharmagik]

He'd make a lot more money if he wrote a book about his tenure as CIA Director than he would going to work in the private sector.