we will say:
1. Rove hasnt admitted anything. He may have talked to a reporter but, perhaps he wasnt the first to do so and therefor not the leak.
2. The person in question was not an operative, not an undercover operative, or was unkown to Rove as an undercover op.

and finally, best and most important of all, we will say:

3. So you'd rather have Saddam back in power?