[advance_copy]

There was abundant evidence of contacts between Saddam's regime and al-Qaida and other terrorist groups.

Needs to be repeated, often.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Funny... the book’s been out for a few weeks now. And, other than a few interviews on conservative talk radio, I haven’t seen or heard a peep about it.

I actually still get into arguments with people who don’t believe me when I tell them EVERY intelligence agency around the world was in agreement that Saddam did have WMD. There was, no “lie”.

[Per-Ling]

I bought the book last Wednesday. Can’t put it down.

[marktwain]

The left in America has been one of the biggest allies of American enemies in Iraq. The narrative that would be in an unbiased press is: The left lied, Americans died.

[em2vn]

” . . .Paul Bremer took the State-CIA view and, without much supervision from Washington, decided that the U.S. occupation would continue for as long as two years . . .”
He should have been given the administration’s viewpoint and directed to follow only that point of view. Failing to do so he should have been fired.

[r-q-tek86]

ping

[rdb3]

Saddam had many times to prove that he had no WMD, yet he chose to show bravado instead of coming clean.

Now consider, just consider, he was trying to bluff not only the U.S., but Iran too. I just keep thinking that the old Shi'ite/Sunni rivalry was at play over who controlled the Strait of Hormuz for oil shipping to the Persian Gulf.

Thoughts?