Sanctions the would decimating his people saddam remained in power. In 1998 he drove u. N. Inspectors sent to disarm him saddam was a dangerous man dangerous 1st to his own citizens and dangerous to the rest of the world. Joe wilson knows iraq well in 1991 in baghdad he was the last american diplomat to meet with Saddam Hussein saddam was hemmed in he was not a threat he had been turned from a major Regional Power into a 3rd rate dictator. Just over 100. 00 days after the attacks of 911. 00 still fighting in afghanistan america looks for another war Richard Powell publishes what is essentially a declaration of war. The same day franks visits bush at his ranch in texas in front of journalists the 2 men speak of the successes against the taliban in afghanistan where taliban got the country secure the Country Stable we will destroy the Al Qaeda Terrorist Network inside afghanistan it will take as long as it takes thank you all. But in private bush confirms to franks the order to attack ir
A National Intelligence estimate. What graham is asking for is a top secret document an estimate of what every Intelligence Agency knows about a particular threat. To be told that here we are about to go to war and no National Intelligence estimate has been done it was astounding and we ask that it be done what happened was they kept their heads way down you know it want to do an estimate on weapons of mass destruction in iraq because that honest i understand so was there any. In london player comes to the aid of his friend bushs publishes a dossier on the iraqi weapons. The intelligence picture they want to keep it they can be deployed within 45 minutes and iraq is seeking uranium from africa to develop an atomic bomb. But in Congress Graham is not convinced he presses on he wants proof the agency particularly the cia the central Intelligence Agency was very reluctant and said we dont have time to do this i said we dont have time to know everything we need to know before we commit u.
A strategic break from the more modest policies of bushs predisaster. I believe it represented a recognition that we would never succeed against the terrorists if we went after them one at a time and as long as governments were facilitating the Organization Training equipping and financing of terrorist organizations we were never going to get it under control. And Ambitious Program for all out war a goal in line with neo conservative policy and thinking an approach supported by Richard Powell. Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld congolese or rice Paul Wolfowitz Douglas Feith these are the advisors who have bushs. Joe wilson a career diplomat witnessed the rice. They came into office with the Republican Party and particular with. The staffing done by the Vice President and his office and the secretary of defense and his office. Referred to as conservatives they have ties to the world of oil to the Defense Industry they are strong proponents of American Global domination. Saddam hussein softened
Minister tells e. U. Leaders and only meet them if they change their position on bricks at. And there were seen some pretty violent storms across the some portions of europe and im afraid to say that we could well see a few more yet you can see all this chatter on the satellite that is containing some scattered showers and thunderstorms a good season strong winds in there and also have a system here working its way into the southwest of the u. K. And that could also bring with it not only some rain but also some potentially strong thunderstorms at times so this is the picture on cheese day at temperatures not too bad 26 in paris 29 in syria he can see where the rain in the clouds will be so it should be not too bad in paris maybe just increase in the cat as the day goes on but really the bulk of the rains are going to be called seasonal central and eastern sections and youll notice the temperature in moscow this temperature is actually set to decline even further over the next few days
Tehran is a lot like the United States clash with north korea 2 years ago except for one crucial difference there is no regional ally capable or even the willing to restraint biggest its worst time to be the barbs traded and sanctions imposed what could stop the United States from sliding into yet another middle eastern war to discuss that im now joined by david morris and author of dangerous delusion why the west is wrong about Nuclear Iran Mr marson good to talk to you thank you very much for your time. Now back in 2013 you published a book with be there all boring making a rational argument against a war with iran and i think many of the points you made back then are still valid but do you think this whole debate on iran especially in the United States is still within the reaal most rationality do rational arguments still matter the basic facts of disappeared really from public view. The United States spent 10 years from 2003 to 22013. 00 attempting to coerce around into giving up t