[lit-ideas] Re: Hitchens' Hypothetical Iraq War

JE: "I read that _The Times_ published a UK Govt memo that showed Bush and 
Blair 
knew there were no WMDs."

ck: It was in the NYT (front page, online) yesterday, I believe. A longer 
feature ran last Sunday. Is there any doubt, any longer, that Bush was merely 
looking for reasons to justify a war that he was intent on having, as the memo 
says? According to this memo, Bush also considered "planting" a phony 
provocation by Saddam--to wit, shoot down an American plane, but accuse Saddam 
of the shooting. (Q: Is Lawrence reading the media lately, I wonder? Does he 
believe all mainstream media is completely without merit, regarding the US 
invasion of Iraq, and subsequent war? How has he managed to miss this 
verification of earlier suspicions--or does he simply dismiss this memo?) 
Carol,
aka Sneezy

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