Word: wolfowitzes
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...nearly forgotten Washington truism that was proven once again this week by World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz: the longer a scandal-besmirched political appointee holds out against his critics, his party, his patrons and the press - even after all hope of redemption is lost - the greater his odds of walking away with a measure of vindication...
...That's what happened this week with Wolfowitz. He profited by holding out - and fighting - even after everyone knew he was a goner. He held out so he could hold his head...
...denied any wrongdoing in helping arrange a cushy promotion for his sweetheart, a former World Bank employee. Then he waited stoically through the investigation phase, when it only gradually became clear his days were dwindling down. He entered the final week fighting, and even after the White House removed Wolfowitz from life support a few days ago, he doubled down with a vow to soldier on. From a distance, it might have seemed heroic. But much of it was psy-war for the climactic round...
...Wolfowitz and his lawyers prevailed on their terms - he received a qualified statement of support about whether he had violated conflict-of-interest rules when he intervened on behalf of Shaha Ali Riza, his girlfriend. The Board noted Wolfowitz's assurances that he had performed in good faith. The Board said it would "accept" those assurances, a remarkable outcome considering the circumstances. And so Wolfowitz, satisfied that his name and honor were still intact, tendered his resignation, effective at the end of June. He had to go; he had become a distraction...
...Iraq invasion, then Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz assured Congress that Iraqi oil would pay for the country's occupation and reconstruction. If my Iraqi oil traders are right, it's one more thing we need to add to the long list Wolfowitz and his neo-con friends in the Administration got wrong: oil is helping pay for Iraq' s destruction...