Tenet finally tells bosses what they didn't want to hear

0 Comments | USA TODAY, May, 2007

It's been hard to watch TV the past couple of days without seeing former CIA director George Tenet promoting his new book, At the Center of the Storm. Sunday night on 60 Minutes, Monday on Today and Larry King Live. Tenet is, it seems, everywhere.

All of which raises the question: Where was Tenet when speaking up -- or resigning -- might have slowed the nation's disastrous rush to war in Iraq? Largely keeping his doubts to himself, even in private administration discussions, and telling his bosses what they wanted to hear.

Despite the self-serving nature of Washington memoirs, At the Center of the Storm is an important book, both for what it reveals about the former CIA chief and the administration. Tenet is the first member of President Bush's inner circle to...