by squaremild
On the first visit, less than two weeks after Sept. 11, he writes, a “senior general” told him, “We’re going to attack Iraq. The decision has basically been made.” — www.salon.com/2007/10/12/wesley_clark/
Remember Shock&Awe? Apparently the US dropped more munitions in one day to pursue the “7 countries in 5 years policy” Bush even cancelled a trip to Switzerland based on fear of being prosecuted for war crimes: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354211/George-W-Bush-cancels-Switzerland-visit-fears-arrest-torture-charges.html
They knew the WMDs didn’t exist:
“The CIA had evidence Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction six months before the 2003 US-led invasion but was ignored by a White House intent on ousting Saddam Hussein, a former senior CIA official said, according to CBS.”
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3) "As of the past weekend, in 24 days of conflict, Russia has flown some 1,400 strike sorties and delivered almost 1,000 missiles (by contrast, the United States flew more sorties and delivered more weapons in the first day of the 2003 Iraq war)."
— Bill Roggio (@billroggio) March 26, 2022