Porter Goss thinks we're idiots...

Here is an excerpt from an interview done by Time Magazine of Porter Goss, CIA chief:

• WHEN WILL WE GET OSAMA BIN LADEN? That is a question that goes far deeper than you know. In the chain that you need to successfully wrap up the war on terror, we have some weak links. And I find that until we strengthen all the links, we're probably not going to be able to bring Mr. bin Laden to justice. We are making very good progress on it. But when you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you're dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play. We have to find a way to work in a conventional world in unconventional ways that are acceptable to the international community.

CNN adds this nonsensical diatribe onto the end of their report of the interview:

• Goss did not say where he thinks bin Laden is, nor did he specify what country or countries he was referring to when he spoke of foreign sanctuaries. But American officials have long said they believed bin Laden was hiding in rugged mountains along the Afghan-Pakistani border.

I have two questions, one in response to each item.

1. If we didn't bother to respect the sovereignty of Iraq, and we seem uninterested in preserving our own as we get closer to passing CAFTA and FTAA, why bother claiming that the sovereignty of other nations actually carries any relevance to our government?

1a. Wouldn't it be more fair to state that bin Laden's value to the neo-con war mongers as a fugitive is much higher than as a prisoner?

2. Since the prior statements as to bin Laden's whereabouts have been common knowledge for some time now, why wouldn't Porter Goss have restated them if, in fact, they are still true?

(And by the way, most people who will read and/or hear about either or both of these stories are idiots who will take them at face value instead of thinking beyond what is written. Always think about what is NOT said/written when it comes to government officials giving speeches or interviews.)