-geisha.grrrl-
The Hunted
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http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/whycare.html
the downing street memos? i really should start watching the news... was this on the news? wht did you think, what did you do about it? seriously, dude, did you call your representative or anything? i can't say that i feel angry... so much as i just feel dirty, and not in the good way.
the downing street memos? i really should start watching the news... was this on the news? wht did you think, what did you do about it? seriously, dude, did you call your representative or anything? i can't say that i feel angry... so much as i just feel dirty, and not in the good way.
Facts of the Memo:
Minutes of
the Secret Meeting
“Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam, through military action, justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD.”
“No decisions had been taken, but he thought the most likely timing in US minds for military action to begin was January, with the timeline beginning 30 days before the US Congressional elections.”
July 23, 2002 Public Statements
of the
Bush Administration
Leading Up to War in Iraq
“We are doing everything we can to avoid war in Iraq. But if Saddam Hussein does not disarm peacefully, he will be disarmed by force.”
- George W. Bush,
Mar. 8, 2003 Radio Address
“I think that that presumes there's some kind of imminent war plan. As I said, I have no timetable.”
- George W. Bush,
Aug. 10, 2002 while golfing