As most everyone in the world has heard by now, thanks to the tireless efforts of the media liberal spinmeisters, some snippets from the National Intelligence Estimate were leaked a few days ago by an individual (or individuals) with an apparent anti-Bush agenda.

The response to this leak was rather inevitable, as the administration has now moved to declassify and release some conclusions from the report in an effort to combat the news misrepresentations.

In so far as the newly released judgements support the Bush Doctrine (“Greater pluralism and more responsive political systems in Muslim majority nations would alleviate some of the grievances jihadists exploit. Over time, such progress, together with sustained, multifaceted programs targeting the vulnerabilities of the jihadist movement and continued pressure on al-Qa?ida, could erode support for the jihadists.”), it’s reasonable to believe this whole episode will be a plus, rather than the intended minus, for the Bush administration. In addition, the issue keeps the election focus on the war on terror.

It is for this reason that I am now predicting that many on the left, particularly in the blogosphere, will attribute the original leak to their ubernemesis, Karl Rove. They will claim that if the original leak never happened, Bush would not have had the pretext to declassify parts of the report. Thanks to the leak, conveniently made right before election time, the administration was able to justify releasing selected portions of the report. And, once again, the inept attempts at sabotage from some leftist will blow up in the Democrats face, and Karl Rove will get the credit.

Much more on the NIE from Michelle Malkin.

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