It's pretty obvious that holding on to political power is much more important than national security for this administration and its friends in Congress.
Let's compile a list of the times national security interests have been compromised by the current administration for political gain.
The most obvious first:
- Valerie Plume
- Seeking to declassify 911 comission testimony in order to discredit Dick Clarke
Anyone remember the specifics of other times? I know there were more, but I haven't had time to go search for them yet.