Monday, February 06, 2006

"The Story of How Bush Went Into Iraq, As Told By The British"

Here's a story (from thinkprogress) containing quotes from BRITISH MEDIA articles on Bush and Blair during the Iraq War run-up. The press in Britain keeps finding evidence of Bush's lies. Our press... not so much. See here for the full story w/ active links...
Once upon a time...
“The two leaders [Bush and Blair] were worried by the lack of hard evidence that Saddam Hussein had broken UN resolutions, though privately they were convinced that he had. According to the memorandum, Mr Bush said: ‘The US was thinking of flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in UN colours. If Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach.’” [Link]“On January 31 2003 - nearly two months before the invasion - … Mr Bush made it clear the US intended to invade whether or not there was a second UN resolution and even if UN inspectors found no evidence of a banned Iraqi weapons programme.” [Link]“[Bush] added that he had a date, 10 March, pencilled in for the start of military action. The war actually began on 20 March.” [Link]“What happens on the morning after?” [Link]“There was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action.” [Link]“Bush said that he ‘thought it unlikely that there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups...”
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