… Nobody shocked.
The question a lot of people are asking is, why now?
Theory 1: A new senate report is going to rake him over the coals
Theory 2: Bush asked him to resign (but why would he do that … now?)
Theory 3: Gore called on him to resign (yeah right)
My personal theory: He’s been ready to get the hell out of Dodge for a while, but has been hanging in to make sure Chalabi got his commuppance before his tools got him installed. Now that there’s a new transitional government, Chalabi’s not in it, and the next iraqi government will be elected by the people, that’s pretty well safe. And the FBI is busy cracking down on Chalabi-supporters, as well they should be.