” ‘Would Saddam’s removal set the [Middle East] region aflame?’ asked [Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee Chairman] Richard Perle before the invasion [of Iraq, in an August 9, 2002, article in The London Daily Telegraph]. ‘It seems as least as likely that Saddam’s replacement by a decent regime would open the way to a far […]
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8/8/2002
In a paper she circulated on August 8, 2002, titled ‘Declaratory Policy on UN WMD Inspections in Iraq,’ National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice stated: ” ‘The goal of the United States is to guarantee the verifiable elimination of Iraq’s WMD. Elimination is called for by the UN mandate, and is the only way to protect […]
8/8/2002
In a New York Times article on August 8, 2002, House Republican majority leader Dick Armey (R-TX) said, regarding not getting involved in Iraq: ” ‘let [Saddam Hussein] bluster, let him rant and rave all he wants and let that be a matter between him and his own country. As long as he behaves himself […]
8/7/2002
” ‘What we know now, from various sources,’ he [Vice President Dick Cheney] told the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco during a Q&A session on August 7 [2002], is that Saddam ‘continues to pursue a nuclear weapon.’ ” – Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Page 58 […]
8/6/2002
On August 6, 2002, Central Command leader General Tommy “Franks issued an order to his commanders to make the transition…to the Hybrid concept–a faster war [in Iraq].” – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 153 […]
8/6/2002
In a paper titled ‘Liberation Strategy for Iraq,’ written by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice on August 6, 2002, to help formulate U.S. policy with respect to an Iraq invasion, Rice stated: ” ‘When we move to bring about a change of regime in Iraq, we would want: *The Iraqi population to believe that they […]
8/6/2002
“In a memo to the Principals [the members of the National Security Council excluding President Bush], dated August 6 [2002], [Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld highlighted the risks of a bad [Iraqi weapons] inspections arrangement. He reiterated that inspections should ‘not be considered an end in themselves, but rather the means to an end’–the end […]
8/5/2002
“On the evening of August 5 [2002], [Secretary of State Colin] Powell had a long dinner with [President] Bush and [National Security Advisor] Condoleezza Rice at the White House residence. Powell told the president that he had been receiving briefings about the [Iraq] war plan, but had not heard enough on what the aftermath might […]
8/5/2002
In a meeting with President Bush on August 5, 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell cautioned against invading Iraq. “Powell said the president had to consider what a military operation against Iraq would do in the Arab world. …The entire region could be destabilized–friendly regimes in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan could be put in […]
8/5/2002
“On August 5 [2002], [Central Command leader General Tommy] Franks came to the White House to present his latest plans to the president [Bush] at a National Security Council meeting, where [National Security Advisor Condoleezza] Rice and the others listened to what was then dubbed the Hybrid Plan [to invade Iraq]. …the Hybrid was a […]