White House Calls CIA Report ‘Speculative’
The White House on Friday played down a government report which said the war in Iraq is providing an important training ground and recruitment center for Islamic terrorists. “This is a speculative report about things that could happen in the world,” press secretary Scott McClellan told reporters on Air Force One as President Bush traveled to Florida for an education speech. Bush has frequently described Iraq as the central front in the war on terror, and has said the United States wants to confront terrorists overseas rather than at home.Full Story