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The Big Bad Wolf.
- Oct 4, 2010
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It was approved by people that were lied too.
No, it was based on information that was wrong and had been wrong for over a decade. Even Saddam's people were shocked that there were no WMDs to defend themselves with at the beginning of the invasion.
Seriously.
It wasn't "wrong". It was a lie.
The Bush administration cherry picked intelligence and tried to cobble it to fulfill the agenda of the PNAC.
They've been trying to get the US to invade since Clinton and the Saudis have been pushing for an invasion well before that.
Bush lied. So much so that Powell was embarrassed by the stuff he had to present to the UN..which is why they gave up on that.
But congress were different. They were scared and compliant. Mapping 9/11 to Iraq as well as the possibility of nuclear attack was a loathsome but effective thing to do.