Leaked memo details Iraq war talks - Bush/Blair ITN

[Jeanette in FL]

Leaked memo details Iraq war talks

Last Modified: 2 Feb 2006
Source: ITN

George Bush and Tony Blair planned to lure Saddam into war, according to a leaked memo which reveals their talks on military action in Iraq.

The details from the meeting at the White House on 31 January 2003 are contained in a new version of the book Lawless World by international lawyer Philipe Sands QC.

In the White House Meeting memo revealed to Channel 4 news, the President and the Prime Minister allegedly discussed plans to begin military action on March 10th 2003, even if the UN refused to pass a new resolution allowing the use of force.

"The US would put its full weight behind efforts to get another resolution and would 'twist arms' and 'even threaten'," said the President in the memo.

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http://www.channel4.com/news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=1353957 - from ITN

Question for our British DU'ers, how is this playing out?

[helderheid]

1. WOAHOHOHO it's DSM all over again only from this side of the pond!!

[JohnyCanuck]

2. Sounds like they were conspiring to start and unjust war

and that would mean Bush and his pet Poodle were engaging in a CONSPIRACY. But government conspiracys don't exist. They just don't. President's and prime ministers are by definition all honest and honourable men. I thought everyone knew that. :sarcasm:

[Jeanette in FL]

4. Yes, and in the words of Nixon

"If the president does it, then it is not illegal"..

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. By Feb 2003 bush already had 200,000 troops on the Iraq border

ready to invade. He never bothered to arm twist anybody for another resolution, he just invaded.

It had nothing to do with WMD, freedom or anything else other than ME dominance.

[helderheid]

5. kick

[helderheid]

6. jeebs, I need to kick again??

[oasis]

7. Bu..bu..but Bush promised that we'd go to war only as a last resort.

:shrug: Could he have intentionally lied to America?