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More from Andrew Sullivan. This line of reason doesn't shock me and, like most conspiracy theories, resolves the cognitive dissonance in my mind about the Iraq build-up. That doesn't necessarily mean it's true, but there's no reason to assume it's not. If this turns into another "grassy knoll" it will turn out to be a long century. If Obama is as attuned to history as he appears to be, he will want to flesh this out, damning the political costs. Witch hunt or not, the Republicans aren't coming back any time soon. If he takes his time and goes about it rigorously and patiently, allowing the truth to reveal itself, then there is a decent chance of a healthy national/international purging of the issue. Whatever outcry from the Right, it will have minimal political consequences, but the self-corrective nature of our democracy at work will reinvigorate our country and our mission in the world. Much more important, I'd say.