The Pentagon Inspector General's Report

Late last week the Pentagon Inspector General issued a report dealing with pre war intelligence on Iraq. The report states that during the run up to the invasion of Iraq, Undersecretary of Defense, Douglas Feith sytematically reviewed intelligence on Iraq collected by the CIA and other intelligence agencies. At the request of V. President Cheney, Feith then drafted a set of "alternative conclusions" from the intelligence and passed them on to V.P. Cheney. According the report, Feith's alternative conclusions were not supported by the available intelligence and, in fact, often contradicted the conclusions of US intelligence agencies. Feith never made his "alternative conclusions" available to the intelligence community for review.

Feith's "alternative conclusions" were ultimately used by the V.President and President to make the case for war. For his part, Feith says he is relieved that he will not face criminal prosecution because the report concludes he was acting under the direct orders of his superiors.

Have we reached the level of impeachable offense yet?