Rather Ironic

NYT, among numerous others, reports on the fallout from the Ra^thergate episode.  From this, we can conclude that it is a serious matter when you take action based upon faulty information.  Especially when that action results in important people getting embarrassed. 

On the other hand, if you start a war based upon faulty information, and that war kills 100,000 unimportant people, you get reelected.