Scott McClellan's book: too little, too late

In his new memoir that came out recently, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan says that Bush relied on an aggressive political propaganda campaign instead of the truth to manage the war. He said that his policies almost guaranteed that the use of force would be the only option in Iraq.

I have two initial reactions to hearing about this book. First of all, is this really some sort of revelation that nobody really ever thought of in the first place? Of course not. While it may be a big deal that McClellan has publicly published this material, it shouldn’t seem like the accusations made by him against Bush are anything new. We all know that Bush lied to us, and we know that his administration was deceptive in their marketing of the war and their efforts to drum up public support for armed intervention in the region.

But my second observation is, why did Scott McClellan wait so long to come out and say this? If he knew what was going on and knew that the American public was being intentionally deceived by President Bush, why didn’t he speak out when it mattered most? Sure he would have lost his job and he would have become very unpopular among many Republicans, but he also lost his chance to be a true American hero and to stand up for justice and truth at a time where the people of America put their blind faith into what the Bush Administration was telling us about the war. Good for you, Scott McClellan, for coming out with this news. Unfortunately, you’re about five years too late.