Former counterterrorism chief critical of Bush administration.

"The ham-handed attempts to erroneously link Iraq with the Qaeda attacks destroyed the government's credibility with much of the country."

Upset about the division in our country because of the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars.

Iraq War
or Second Persian Gulf War

Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. , former National Security Council terrorism expert Richard Clarke Richard Clarke may be

Richard A. Clarke, retired U.S. government official and expert in counter-terrorism.
Sir Richard W. B. Clarke, UK civil servant.
Richard Clarke (navigator), 16th century English privateer and navigator who made early voyages to Newfoundland.

didn't shrink from his assessment of the Bush administration's misinformation mis·in·form
tr.v. mis·in·formed, mis·in·form·ing, mis·in·forms
To provide with incorrect information.

mis .

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Title Annotation:	QuickQuotes; Richard Clarke of National Security Council on George W. Bush
Author:	McManus, John F.
Publication:	The New American
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Oct 30, 2006
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