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Newly Declassified Documents Show Bush Administration Looked For Excuse To Start War In Iraq In Nov. 2001

“Now, with the help of a Freedom of Information Act request, the National Security Archive has obtained a newly declassified document that details talking points that emerged from a meeting between Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and CENTCOM Commander General Tommy Franks in November 2001. The talking points mainly revolve around the logistical planning for a war in Iraq. They detail the ‘decapitation’ of the Iraqi government by U.S. forces and make regime change the goal. Interestingly, they already mention U.S. forces ‘coming out of Afghanistan’ to join the invasion of Iraq. Yet the most alarming part of the document is a bullet point titled, ‘How start?’ (which is a discussion that actually appears after the planning of the entire war).”

Posted 8:45PM, Thu, Sep 23 2010 in Iraq · 0 Comments below