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2. Bush didn't lose it himself. You don't have to believe me on this, but I wouldn't hold a micro management in the field military gaff (if it was one) on a sitting President. I wouldn't have blamed Clinton and I wouldn't have blamed Kerry if this happens in a year. Everyone has their own take, but it's not a policy/voting issue for me.
3. I can't believe nobody has touched on the timing of this. CBS and The New York Times both working on a story as far back as 17 months ago and the Times through CBS' direction release it 7 days before a Federal election? Yikes ... and Fox gets a hard time on this site.
4. Facts are still not straight. Even if the video is the clear cut conclusion to this, the Dems made their sweeping statements before the video was available and therefore without proof.
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2. Bush desire to go in with low manpower did influence this. Symtom of the larger problem which I would hang on Bush.
3. Timing: as you note, story is still not straight. As such, there are two choices. Release after the election when it don't much matter, or release pre-election and let people make up their own mind.
4. Can't believe you would go here on the issue of speaking before 'all the evidence is in'. The balance of the evidence is enough to go to war, but not to criticize during a campaign?? Furthermore, the majority of the Dems I have seen discussing the issue acknowledged that it was not a slam dunk in this instance, but it was symtomatic of the larger 'rush to war' issue. In reply, GOP speakers come up with "Even the Democrats acknowledge this story is BS". Politics aren't made for open discussion and admissions that you aren't 100% sure, which is ironically a common criticism of Kerry.