So who exactly is our Finder-in-Chief for Iraqi WMD's? It's a high-profile job, of that there is not a doubt. In fact, I would have to say that job-wise, it's the hottest potato in town. At a meeting in Qatar, when he was there, our Fahbulous Fearful Leader asked who was in charge (and it isn't President I'll-Hug-the-Relatives-of-the-Deceased)
President Bush skipped quickly past the niceties and went straight to his chief political obsession: Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Turning to his Baghdad proconsul, Paul Bremer, Bush asked, "Are you in charge of finding WMD?" Bremer said no, he was not. Bush then put the same question to his military commander, General Tommy Franks. But Franks said it wasn't his job either. A little exasperated, Bush asked, So who is in charge of finding WMD? After aides conferred for a moment, someone volunteered the name of Stephen Cambone, a little-known deputy to Donald Rumsfeld, back in Washington. Pause. "Who?" Bush asked.
Believe it or not, John Dean, Richard Nixon's White House Counsel tells a story about (now) Chief Justice Rehnquist that's sort of similar. It seems that they were looking for a nominee for the Supremes, and Dean brought up Rehnquist's name (yeah, something else Dean feels guilty about). Nixon had seen Rehnquist somewhere once, but looked at Dean and said "who?".
So take heart Mr. Cambone, there may be a Supreme Court appointment in your future...you don't even have to be an attorney to be a Justice (see: Clarence Thomas, he's just a hack).
Update: from fellow RTB'r Resonance, here are Dr. Cambone's credentials: Rummy Sycophant, no intelligence experience and Washington Beltway based. Yup, those WMD's are as good as found with Inspector Gotcha on the trail.
