Is America "Safer?" The CIA Weighs In

It's been an issue in the campaign: Whether the Iraq War has helped or hurt the effort against terrorism. Now America's intelligence community is jumping into the debate -- determined to settle it once and for all. But they won't say one way or the other until after election day. Back in the summer, the CIA refused to take a position on whether overthrowing Saddam Hussein had made America "safer." Now they, and other agencies are drafting a report to determine if that is the case or not. (NYT)