” ‘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 […]
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 […]
8/8/2002
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 […]
8/7/2002
” ‘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
“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 […]
8/6/2002
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
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 […]
8/5/2002
“On August 5, [2002] General Franks [US] showed the president his detailed day-by-day schedule for the Iraq invasion.” [The 5th of the month for date sorting purpose only] – Andrew Langley, Bush, Blair, and Iraq: Days of Decision, Page 25 […]
8/5/2002
In a National Security Council meeting on August 5, 2002, “The president [Bush] looked at CIA Director [George] Tenet and asked him point-blank what the Iraqi people’s reaction would be to an American military overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Tenet didn’t skip a beat: ‘Most Iraqis will rejoice when Saddam is gone,’ the CIA director responded.” […]
8/5/2002
Secretary of State Colin Powell met with President Bush on August 5, 2002, to discuss the possible invasion of Iraq. “When Bush asked what he would recommend, Powell replied unequivocally, ‘Take it to the U.N.’ ” – Karen DeYoung, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell, Page 401 […]