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Some See Bush Weakness in Tenet Departure
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jun 04, 2004 10:44am |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 04, 2004 12:00am |
| Description | Some See Bush Weakness in Tenet Departure
The Honolulu Advertiser
The resignation of CIA director George Tenet was seen by some in Europe as a sign that President Bush's grip on power was weakening. Five months before the presidential election, the resignation of a trusted aide of this caliber means a weakening for Bush," Germany's Handelsblatt economic daily said. Germany's Frankfurter Rundschau daily said "now that Bush's star is sinking in the polls, he (Tenet) has become a burden for his boss." Tenet surprised many in Washington by announcing his resignation in an emotional address to CIA staff Thursday.
Two French newspapers, the left-leaning Liberation and the more conservative Le Figaro, said they believed Tenet had clearly been fired by Bush administration to pay for its "fiasco" in Iraq. The Independent newspaper in London, which strongly opposed the war, described Tenet's departure as a "cheap sacrifice." "His resignation lifts a weight of baggage from Mr. Bush," the paper said in an editorial. "The more flak Mr. Tenet takes, the less falls on anyone else." |
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