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Iraq War Lies, 13 Years Later (New York Times)
JULY 7, 2016
It seems a long time ago, and in a world far, far away, that George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, enthusiastically supported by Tony Blair, went to war with Iraq. Thirteen years later, after voluminous studies and books and wave upon wave of terrible consequences, it would seem there is no doubt that these leaders created a false case for invading Iraq and then utterly mismanaged the occupation.
Yet now a long and long-overdue British report into Britains role in that war, the report of the official and independent Iraq Inquiry Committee led by John Chilcot, has been published, reopening wounds and forcing Mr. Blair back into the limelight to defend why, despite so much evidence and advice against joining in the Bush administrations misguided enthusiasm for invading Iraq, he chose as prime minister to throw his full support behind America.
It seems a long time ago, and in a world far, far away, that George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, enthusiastically supported by Tony Blair, went to war with Iraq. Thirteen years later, after voluminous studies and books and wave upon wave of terrible consequences, it would seem there is no doubt that these leaders created a false case for invading Iraq and then utterly mismanaged the occupation.
Yet now a long and long-overdue British report into Britains role in that war, the report of the official and independent Iraq Inquiry Committee led by John Chilcot, has been published, reopening wounds and forcing Mr. Blair back into the limelight to defend why, despite so much evidence and advice against joining in the Bush administrations misguided enthusiasm for invading Iraq, he chose as prime minister to throw his full support behind America.
Mr. Blairs critics are no doubt disappointed that in response to the Chilcot report, he has continued to defend his actions. I believe we made the right decision and the world is better and safer as a result of it, he said, which seems willfully blind to the current chaos in Iraq and beyond. But if he would not confess that he erred in his decision, he did acknowledge, Theres not a single day that goes by that I dont think about it.
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Yet now a long and long-overdue British report into Britains role in that war, the report of the official and independent Iraq Inquiry Committee led by John Chilcot, has been published, reopening wounds and forcing Mr. Blair back into the limelight to defend why, despite so much evidence and advice against joining in the Bush administrations misguided enthusiasm for invading Iraq, he chose as prime minister to throw his full support behind America.
It seems a long time ago, and in a world far, far away, that George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, enthusiastically supported by Tony Blair, went to war with Iraq. Thirteen years later, after voluminous studies and books and wave upon wave of terrible consequences, it would seem there is no doubt that these leaders created a false case for invading Iraq and then utterly mismanaged the occupation.
Yet now a long and long-overdue British report into Britains role in that war, the report of the official and independent Iraq Inquiry Committee led by John Chilcot, has been published, reopening wounds and forcing Mr. Blair back into the limelight to defend why, despite so much evidence and advice against joining in the Bush administrations misguided enthusiasm for invading Iraq, he chose as prime minister to throw his full support behind America.
Mr. Blairs critics are no doubt disappointed that in response to the Chilcot report, he has continued to defend his actions. I believe we made the right decision and the world is better and safer as a result of it, he said, which seems willfully blind to the current chaos in Iraq and beyond. But if he would not confess that he erred in his decision, he did acknowledge, Theres not a single day that goes by that I dont think about it.
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Iraq War Lies, 13 Years Later (New York Times) (Original Post)
inanna
Jul 2016
OP
If only the NYT wasn't 13 years late in doing investigative journalism. n/t
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2016
#5
longship
(40,416 posts)1. Hello! Hello! NYT! Do you remember Judith Miller?
Hello! Hello! Knock on head. New York Times!!!!
niyad
(113,582 posts)4. exactly!!!!
shadowmayor
(1,325 posts)6. Our leaders created a clear case for going to war?
Not without the complicity of our fawning corporate media, especially the NYT and their lap-dog Miller!
cprise
(8,445 posts)7. The complicity that shall not speak its name.
They say the Bush admin "sold" the war. But they didn't mention how they were middlemen in that sale.
deathrind
(1,786 posts)2. Yep...
Last edited Thu Jul 7, 2016, 10:39 PM - Edit history (1)
"It seems a long time ago, and in a world far, far away, when the New York Times had a reporter named Judith Miller who enthusiastically advocated and supported going to war with Iraq because Saddam Hussein "tried to kill my daddy" according to the President of the United States at the time George W Bush"
There I fixed that for you NYT...
yurbud
(39,405 posts)3. You posted the first two paragraphs twice.
Crunchy Frog
(26,647 posts)5. If only the NYT wasn't 13 years late in doing investigative journalism. n/t
Night Watchman
(743 posts)8. Judith Miller still Shows Up on FOX Occasionally
Evincing no remorse whatsoever.