Bush to Blair: First Iraq, then Saudi - The Independent UK

[helderheid]

Bush to Blair: First Iraq, then Saudi

By Marie Woolf, Political Editor
Published: 16 October 2005

George Bush told the Prime Minister two months before the invasion of Iraq that Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and North Korea may also be dealt with over weapons of mass destruction, a top secret Downing Street memo shows.

The US President told Tony Blair, in a secret telephone conversation in January 2003 that he "wanted to go beyond Iraq".

He implied that the military action against Saddam Hussein was only a first step in the battle against WMD proliferation in a series of countries.

Mr Bush said he "wanted to go beyond Iraq in dealing with WMD proliferation", says the letter on Downing Street paper, marked secret and personal.

MUCH more...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article319993.ece

[bballny]

1. * suffers from

delusions of grandeur. He is a really sick man who wants to make his mark on the world.

[helderheid]

2. this really spells it out doesn't it? O-I-L.

[MurrayDelph]

3. Grandeur, hell!

He suffers from delusions of adequacy.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

4. The country with the most WMD's in the universe is worried about

wmds in third world nations. How quaint. Moron.

[MasonJar]

5. Great comeback. I wish I'd thought of it. Can I use it? It would be

a superb bumper sticker.

[helderheid]

6. that WOULD make an excellent bumper sticker

[helderheid]

7. kinda surprised more people aren't talking about this...

[helderheid]

8. final what the hell kick

What the hell?

[bluecrush]

9. Just listen for the falling bombs

if Karl Rove is indicted. Hey, the country could use another distraction, right?