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The #Iraq #Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big #Lie that Launched the Catastrophic #War

Source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/03/the-iraq-invasion-20-years-later-it-was-indeed-a-big-lie-that-launched-the-catastrophic-war/

But #Cheney and #Rice neglected to disclose that there was a heated dispute within the #intelligence community about this supposed evidence. The top scientific experts in the US government had concluded these tubes were unsuitable for a #nuclear weapons program. Only one #CIA analyst—who was not a scientific expert—contended the tubes were smoking-gun proof that #Saddam was working to develop nuclear weapons. That was all the Bush-Cheney White House needed.

#history #crime #terror #humanRights #usa #politics #problem #justice #ethics #moral #Pentagon #dod #military #fail #news

The Iraq invasion 20 years later: It was indeed a Big Lie that launched the catastrophic war

Bush and Cheney were not misled by flawed intelligence; they were promoting false information.

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Farhad A

Aside from #Bush & #Cheney who is at fault for the disastrous #Iraq War? Check out this rogue gallery of war hawks.

It wasn't a war, it was an illegal invasion that is still ongoing.

Much has been said about the Iraq war and its failures over the last 20 years, including the roles of key decision makers like President Bush and Vice President Cheney. But what is perhaps not as well known is just how many people were involved in making it a reality. From White House staffers and senior officials, to allied think tank “experts” and prominent media figures, the Iraq war had many, many authors.

We asked nearly two dozen experts, journalists, former government officials, and others, which individual — outside of Bush or Cheney — was the underrated architect and promoter of the war in Iraq, and why. It’s important that we understand just how this country could end up on such a disastrous course by chronicling the widespread enthusiasm for in Washington and beyond.

#Politics #History #WarCrime #WMD #WMDlies #Politicd #Biden #Blair #Berlusconi

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/03/20/iraq-symposium/

Symposium: Aside from Bush & Cheney who is at fault for the Iraq War? - Responsible Statecraft

The US invasion had many authors; 20 years later, it's important that we understand the working parts of the machine that made it happen.

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Michael

Meanwhile....

Crazy business as usual, among the #GQP / #Fox cult and friends.
As 'followers' en masse express anger at #democracy and especially #Cheney and the #Jan6Committee

Some #truth here in an article framing the closing words, warning of how narrowly We the People of USA dodged a bullet.

Breaking the Republic

Excerpt:

"This man who shamelessly pounds his chest with protestations of patriotism, who literally wraps himself in the American flag, who demonizes his political opponents as haters of America is really the one who views our imperfect experiment in self-governance with disgust."

"The rule of law. Peaceful transfers of power. The will of the people. These are the pillars of our nation’s foundation. But for Trump, that’s all just for suckers. He had the presidency, & he didn’t plan on relinquishing it, no matter what the voters or the Constitution said."

"January 6 wasn’t an accident. It wasn’t a rally that spun out of control. It was a dangerous and violent storm threatening our nation’s core principles and our whole system of representative democracy."

And of course the reaction of her colleagues in the once "Republican", now solidly #TrumpVirus 'party. To applaud her honesty?
Right. Instead they double-down on the on the Dark Lord. Still waiting to see how low they can go - hopefully to Hell. Jail for now.

#tyranny #psychopathology #sedition #accountability #justice #MakeAmericaSaneAgain

Breaking the Republic

<p><dropcap>"T</dropcap>hat, my fellow citizens, breaks the republic.” </p><p>This was the chilling conclusion of Liz Cheney today at the January 6 hearings ov...

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