Bush had Iraq in his sights before he became President:
How the American administration moved, after 11 September 2001, from its pledge to hunt down Osama bin Laden “dead or alive” to launching all-out war on Iraq is one of the imponderables of international diplomacy. According to new inside accounts, the rout of the Taliban in Afghanistan was less a prelude to war on Iraq than a temporary distraction from it. Independent/UK
Blair ‘restrained Bush from attacking Iraq after Sept 11’: Tony Blair played a key role in stopping President George W Bush from ordering military action against Iraq immediately after the September 11 attacks, and convincing him to take a longer diplomatic road to war, British sources disclosed yesterday.
The Prime Minister also urged caution and delay on at least two later occasions.
At one point America and Britain seriously considered the possibility of postponing the war until next September.
But officials said they decided on a spring campaign because of fears that prolonged uncertainty would undermine the global economy and destabilise Arab countries ready to help. Telegraph/UK
Of course, we all know the dysadministration has never been interested in peaceful disarmament of Iraq as anything more than a pretext. They have been sabotaging and stonewalling the U.N. inspection process all along on both the CBW and the nuclear side.
