Ritter Turned? - Democrats.com, a

Ritter Turned? - Democrats.com, a hate site run by a number of Democrat party insiders, is carrying this quote by Scott Ritter:

"This [war with Iraq] is not about the security of the United States, this is about domestic American politics. The national security of the United States of America has been hijacked by a handful of neo-conservatives who are using their position of authority to pursue their own ideologically driven political ambitions. The day we go to war for that reason is the day we have failed collectively as a nation."

Now, here's my question. Given that:

• Ritter's line is so drastically different that of any other "UN Weapons Inspector", and
  
• he's been given such immense play as this crisis moves to denouement, and
  
• that he has some issues with his personal life and legal status, and
  
• intelligence services and business that require working in sensitive areas routinely reject applicants with sexual peccadillos because they can be "turned" and blackmailed,
  

I have to wonder if there isn't a connection between Ritter's hobbies and his sudden, prominent, and self-contradictory reversal of course on Iraq?

Posted by Mitch at February 2, 2003 09:52 AM