the UK breaking story before the election. The US gave the date of the invasion to the UK 5 months in advance. That meant we were going with or with the UN. Why didn't we hear more about it? Here is the link. To see the entire story you have to pay since it was archived.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?sto... US gave date of war to Britain in advance, court papers reveal
By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
27 October 2004
Secret plans for the war in Iraq were passed to British Army chiefs by US defence planners five months before the invasion was launched, a court martial heard yesterday.
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