Yesterday, House Republicans voted against a Democratic request for that body to enter secret session to discuss the findings of the NIE, the intelligence report that says Iraq has fueled more terrorism and made us less safe.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., sought a rare secret session of the House to discuss the report's classified findings. Her request was rejected - 217-171 - on a nearly straight party-line vote.The GOP wants to avoid any discussion about Iraq. The Bush/GOP Iraq policy has made the world a much more dangerous place. They've made Americans less safe.
Such a session hasn't occurred in the House since July 1983, when the chamber went into a closed session to discuss U.S. support for paramilitary operations in Nicaragua.
In an interview, Pelosi said the secret session was needed to allow members to better understand the intelligence community's most recent assessment on global terrorism. Judging by media reports, she said, the intelligence estimate "is the administration's worst nightmare. It is not a corroboration of what the president is saying. It is a contradiction of what the president is saying."
