Wanted: Oil-Rich Islamic punching bag
You've probably heard that the neo-cons were itching to go into Iraq long before 9/11. (I'll dig up some links on this in a few) Soon after, they convinced even sensible members (relatively speaking) of the Bush administration to put boots on the ground, pronto.
Just dig the
complete and radical changes of opinion:
"He (Saddam Hussein) has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbours."
-- Secretary of State Colin Powell, February 24, 2001
"We are able to keep his arms from him. His military forces have not been rebuilt."
-- National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice, April, 2001
Apparently there's video footage of Powell. Think it will ever hit the networks? Fox News?
