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It was likely suppressed as it would have drawn attention away from Iraq, and the insinuated link between Iraq and 9-11. The fallback argument was WMD, bring d
by divbyzer0 10y ago
It was likely suppressed as it would have drawn attention away from Iraq, and the insinuated link between Iraq and 9-11.
The fallback argument was WMD, bring democracy and prosperity.
Instead we got ISIS.
I was very surprised that this was released as it adds to the evidence that the decision to attack Iraq and to dismantle its security services was based on lies and deception.
The timing of the release, when the repercussions of creating political and military instability in the region are becoming more frequent in Europe and the US is what surprises me the most. Perhaps the US has reduced its energy dependence on the middle east sufficiently to begin focusing on Saudi Arabia?
With this release and the Chilcot report, the leaders of US/UK have created a serious deficit in credibility and trust.
- jacquesm 10y ago> With this release and the Chilcot report, the leaders of US/UK have created a serious deficit in credibility and trust. I don't feel any different before / after. As far as I'm concerned the whole thing was a set-up from day #1 (the Iraq war, not 9/11, obviously), after Dr. Kelly's death and the Plame affair there was very little doubt we were being railroaded.
- lmmlzxx 10y agoI personally think there is enough evidence to at least begin inquiry into the possibility of foreknowledge within the Bush administration and/or some US intelligence agencies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks_advance-knowledge_conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks_advance-k...
- arethuza 10y agoThere is an interesting book by a former US prosecutor arguing that there is a case for charging G.W. Bush with murder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prosecution_of_George_W._Bush_for_Murder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prosecution_of_George_W._B... It wouldn't surprise me if there are private prosecutions of Tony Blair in the UK along similar lines [NB I don't think there is any chance of an actual prosecution of GWB in the US].
- im4w1l 10y agoISIS' rise to prominence happened under Obama, a long time after the invasion of Iraq.
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- jacquesm 10y agoISIS could only rise to prominence because of the power-vacuum the Iraq war left behind.
- im4w1l 10y agoThe power vaccuum happened when the troops were withdrawn.
- jacquesm 10y agoThe troops would have been withdrawn sooner or later anyway, this was something that was known before the Iraq war was even started. Unless you want to argue that the US had plans for a permanent occupation of Iraq after getting rid of Saddam. Please do not try to re-write history in a way that suits your narrative, it is pointless and counterproductive.
- Turing_Machine 10y agoDefine "permanent" and "occupation". You mean like the way the U.S. still has troops in Europe after 75 years, and Korea after 60? Do those count as "occupations"? There's a lot of room between keeping support troops on hand and a full-scale military occupation.
- eumoria 10y agoUS troops do absolutely nothing on Korea and Europe other than as stand-by and a geopolitical deterrent. The troops in Iraq were acting as the fighting force for the official regime. These are very VERY different things. US toops were occupying Iraq, they are not occupying South Korea.