PreDICKtions Don't Come True

I was following links at the BBC website about Paul Wolfowitz and his woes at the World Bank. While there, I hit upon a story written March 17, 2005 when Wolfowitz was getting ready to leave the Defense Department for the World Bank. I found this passage interesting...

But his departure will also leave a hole at the Pentagon, especially as another like-minded neo-conservative theorist Douglas Feith is also leaving.

It may be that one of the results of all these moves will be to strengthen the hand of the new Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has the president's ear in a way that her predecessor Colin Powell did not.

With the neo-cons being dispersed on their missions away from the heart of Washington, the field is clearer for her.

Poor Condi. Alas it it not to be. Dick is still calling the shots.

Differences over the five Iranians reflect an emerging divide on how to deal with Iran. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice went into the meeting Tuesday advising that the men be freed because they are no longer useful, but after a review of options she went along with the consensus, U.S. officials say. Vice President Cheney’s office made the firmest case for keeping them.

It's a good thing Dick has such clarity about how things are going....