The Downing Street Memo, One more Piece to the puzzle

The Downing Street Memo,

One more Piece to the puzzle

 

Sean Lewis

June 6, 2005

 

OK by itself in a vacuum, the Downing Street Memo is inconclusive. However with other documents and actions of the Bush Administration it is evidence that Bush was bent on war and looking for a reason to justify it.

 

Let's look at the facts.

 

In the winter of 2000-2001, the Bush administration was claiming Saddam was no threat.

 

After the 9/11 attack Bush and other cabinet members stated that Iraq was not involved in the attack.

 

In November of 2001 Bush began to make overtures at Saddam not being in compliance with UN resolutions.

 

First White House Internal Presentation for war with Iraq is shot down. The Intel is inconclusive.

 

Rumsfeld and Cheney begin to look for Intel outside of the established Channels. Use Intel from a republican think tank OSP the Office of Special Plans. The Intel is unvetted and has been already discarded by other agencies as unreliable. Rumsfeld and Cheney present the OSP Intel Directly to the President.

 

Bush begins to escalate actions against Saddam with the help of Britain. They begin a bombing campaign in the spring of 2002.

 

Fall of 2002 Bush pushes for resolution 1441. this now gives Bush a legal justification for invasion if Saddam is in non compliance. Also Bush gets Congress to give him a resolution to Challenge Saddam with military action if he does not comply. The language however does not specify that Bush must come back to Congress to initiate hostile actions against Iraq.

 

In speeches to the UN and the American people Bush gives Intelligence reports that appear to indicate that Saddam has WMDs and Nuclear devices. Most of the Intel proves to be invalid, and most is shown to be incorrect BEFORE we go to war with Iraq.

 

Bush decides that the UN is irrelevant and decides against continued UN inspections, which proves to be the incorrect decision.

 

The Neocon White Paper 'Rebuilding American Defenses, The Project for the New American Century' surfaces. The White paper written in 2000 outlines to advancement of American Global Influence by taking advantage of 'unstable' situation which can be exploited for America. Iraq, North Korea, Iran, Libya and China are specifically mentioned. The list of Project Participants is a Who's Who of the Bush Administration.

 

Bush invades Iraq with the coalition of the 'willing.'

 

Everything to present in hindsight shows a 'push' of Intel in support for war. All of this Intel has since been proven, through proper vetting to be incorrect.

 

The Downing Street Memo is proof of this Intel 'push' because it questions Bush reasons for war and points out the 'thin' reasons. This is OUTSIDE confirmation, of what is apparent now. The importance of this memo is that it came out almost a year before Bush went to war.

 

If people only knew the facts, they would not be fighting for the 'RIGHT' to be screwed over.

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Time will tell all the Truth.

VT