John Bolton actually said...

I think there's a very real risk here that the intelligence community is like generals fighting the last war. They got Iraq wrong and they're overcompensating by understating the potential threat from Iran.

Context

Bolton expresses concern that the intelligence community may be misjudging the threat from Iran based on past mistakes.

12/03/2007

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