Chalabi certainly deserves the lion’s share of the blame for his egregious, anti-American mistakes. They sprang mostly from his Iraqi patriotism and a too-exuberant personal and family pride. However humbling, he needed to adjust to the realities of American power. Furthermore, he wasn’t easy for most American officials to digest. The Central Intelligence Agency in particular does poorly with foreigners (especially Arabs) who don’t feel beholden and are very bright.
