“On the morning of October 28, 2005, [President] Bush delivered a speech on the war on terrorism to a group of 2,500 military members and local business and political leaders in Norfolk, Virginia. …The mission in Iraq, he said, was to defeat anti-American terrorists in league with (the still at-large) Osama bin Laden. ‘We must […]
10/25/2005
President George W. Bush at the Joint Armed Forces Officers’ Wives’ Luncheon: “Some observers look at the job ahead and adopt a self-defeating pessimism. It’s not justified. With every random bombing and every funeral of a child, it becomes more clear that the extremists are not patriots or resistance fighters — they are murderers at war […]
10/25/2005
“On October 25, 2005, the CIA released a report that finally disposed of the myth that Saddam and [al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-] Zarqawi had ever been in league, assessing that prior to the war, ‘the regime did not have a relationship, harbor, or turn a blind eye towards Zarqawi.’ “ – Peter […]
10/25/2005
Colonel Lawrence B. Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, wrote an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times on October 25, 2005. ” ‘In President Bush’s first term, some of the most important decisions about U.S. national security–including vital decisions about postwar Iraq–were made by a secretive, little-known cabal. It was […]
10/25/2005
“…on October 25, 2005, [former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Colonel Lawrence] Wilkerson published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times that was arguably the most outspoken attack levied at the Bush administration by a former insider. In it, he described the self-acknowledged ‘cabal’ led by [Vice President Dick] Cheney and [Secretary of Defense […]
10/19/2005
“[O]n October 19, 2005, he [Saddam] was found guilty of committing crimes against humanity during his time as president.” – Andrew Langley, Bush, Blair, and Iraq: Days of Decision, Page 38 […]
10/19/2005
In Iraq, “On 19 October 2005 the long-delayed trial of Saddam Hussein opened, to intense worldwide interest and media coverage.” – Ali A. Allawi, The Occupation of Iraq, Page 432 […]
10/18/2005
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “740. In October 2005, the Chiefs of Staff [UK] made a stark assessment of the insurgency and coalition strategy in Iraq. They concluded that ‘Ministers needed to be clear that the campaign could potentially be heading for *strategic failure*, with grave national and international […]
10/15/2005
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “Referendum on the Iraqi Constitution.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Oct. 15, 2005 […]
10/15/2005
In Iraq, “The new constitution was finalized in September 2005, and was ratified in a nationwide referendum on October 15, 2005.” – “Profile: Republic of Iraq, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,” U.S. Department of State, May 2, 2011 […]