Addiction to power and fame

Yesterday, I watched ex-CIA Director George Tenet on the T.V. show, ‘Meet the Press’. I could not make sense out of most of his answers. He was quite evasive in answering why he did not inform President Bush that there is not sufficient evidence to justify the Iraq war. His reasoning went something like this … “We worked very hard to get the correct intelligence … and at the end of the day it was clear that we did not have the evidence they (Bush and Cheney) claimed.” Who is he kidding? He briefed President Bush every day on the latest intelligence, and he depended on the ‘end of the day’ for the truth to come out? Obviously he wanted keep his CIA director post by giving the ‘right’ answers to the powerful warmongers in the Bush administration. Power and fame are not easy to give up. Look at World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Both have lost their credibility and trust of their constituents. Still they want to hang on to their jobs. Making them resign is like pulling teeth!