Kevin Drum, sums up the “revelations” from the leaked British memo:
By the summer of 2002 George Bush had already decided on war regardless of Saddam Hussein’s actions; democracy promotion was not even mentioned in passing as a reason for the war; postwar reconstruction was an issue of no concern; and the “marketing campaign” for the war was deliberately timed to coincide with midterm elections.
The only surprise here is that it surfaced in a government memo.
Interesting that I saw virtually nothing about this on TV news this week. Too busy covering runaway bride, Jacko, and American Idol hanky panky, I suppose.