[Darkwolf377]

In July 2004, Bush assured Blair he had signed a directive saying the NOFORN rule would no longer apply to the British on military operations. But the book says the Pentagon ignored it

Which means the story's title is incorrect.

[axes_of_weezles]

It was way before that. There was an EO in the fall of '03,weeks if not days after 9/11. Thats when the formal documentation was done in '04, after the fact.
Aussies, Brits and Canadians always enjoyed a special relationship with us and still do. Lots more cooperation than is published. THey have played as equals in JCS exercises way before that. Their relationship is almost as an equal partner; we buy their planes, they buy ours too.

Woodward is full of it.





"In July 2004, Bush assured Blair he had signed a directive saying the NOFORN rule would no longer apply to the British on military operations. But the book says the Pentagon ignored it"