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Published June 3, 2004 3:26PM (EDT)

Five to go. Let's revisit Al Gore's words from last week calling for the resignation of the entire team that orchestrated the Iraq war.

"We simply cannot afford to further increase the risk to our country with more blunders by this team. Donald Rumsfeld, as the chief architect of the war plan, should resign today. His deputies Paul Wolfowitz, Douglas Feith and his intelligence chief Stephen Cambone should also resign. The nation is especially at risk every single day that Rumsfeld remains as Secretary of Defense."

"Condoleezza Rice, who has badly mishandled the coordination of national security policy, should also resign immediately."

"George Tenet should also resign. I want to offer a special word about George Tenet, because he is a personal friend and I know him to be a good and decent man. It is especially painful to call for his resignation, but I have regretfully concluded that it is extremely important that our country have new leadership at the CIA immediately."


By Geraldine Sealey

Geraldine Sealey is senior news editor at Salon.com.

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