Anyone making the argument that Ahmed Chalabi single-handedly let the Bush administration by the nose into war apparently didn't know about his comrade-in-info, the President of Russia.

Putin: Russia Gave Bush Iraq Intelligence

Russia gave the Bush administration intelligence after the September 11 attacks that suggested Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq was preparing attacks in the United States, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.

"After Sept. 11, 2001, and before the start of the military operation in Iraq, the Russian special services, the intelligence service, received information that officials from Saddam's regime were preparing terrorist attacks in the United States and outside it against the U.S. military and other interests," Putin said.

Of course that wouldn't make him want to take pre-emptive action to stop the potential attacks.

Putin said the intelligence didn't cause Russia to waver from its firm opposition to the war.

"Despite that information about terrorist attacks being prepared by Saddam's regime, Russia's position on Iraq remains unchanged," Putin said.

I guess that's why I didn't hear a big thank you from Putin to Ronald Reagan last week for helping bring about the situation that led him to power.