Tankus Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 The GuardianPresident George Bush first asked Tony Blair to support the removal of Saddam Hussein from power at a private White House dinner nine days after the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001. According to Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to Washington, who was at the dinner when Blair became the first foreign leader to visit America after 11 September, Blair told Bush he should not get distracted from the war on terror's initial goal - dealing with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Bush, claims Meyer, replied by saying: 'I agree with you, Tony. We must deal with this first. But when we have dealt with Afghanistan, we must come back to Iraq.' Regime change was already US policyNo real surprise here is it But the implications for Blair may be still more explosive. The discussion implies that, even before the bombing of Afghanistan, Blair already knew that the US intended to attack Saddam next, although he continued to insist in public that 'no decisions had been taken' until almost the moment that the invasion began in March 2003. His critics are likely to seize on the report of the two leaders' exchange and demand to know when Blair resolved to provide the backing that Bush sought The Independent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Drovers Dog Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 The GuardianPresident George Bush first asked Tony Blair to support the removal of Saddam Hussein from power at a private White House dinner nine days after the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001. According to Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to Washington, who was at the dinner when Blair became the first foreign leader to visit America after 11 September, Blair told Bush he should not get distracted from the war on terror's initial goal - dealing with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. Bush, claims Meyer, replied by saying: 'I agree with you, Tony. We must deal with this first. But when we have dealt with Afghanistan, we must come back to Iraq.' Regime change was already US policyNo real surprise here is it But the implications for Blair may be still more explosive. The discussion implies that, even before the bombing of Afghanistan, Blair already knew that the US intended to attack Saddam next, although he continued to insist in public that 'no decisions had been taken' until almost the moment that the invasion began in March 2003. His critics are likely to seize on the report of the two leaders' exchange and demand to know when Blair resolved to provide the backing that Bush sought The Independent :P Just a little point here, if I may, Our Prime Minister, Little Johnnie Howard was actually on an Official Visit to the USA and was staying in a Hotel close to the Towers on September 11th, 2001!One would assume that he discussed the Problems with GWB during the next few days! Nothing has been said about those Discussions, but our Troops were and are still there in both Conflicts!!Little Johnnie faces the Electrate this year too, and at the moment, looks like he is in DEEP Trouble with us!!Just remember, we ALL HAVE to VOTE!! Just takes a mere 5% to say "We don't like you!!" :censored: :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALBINOCAT Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 :lol: TracyLynn..hey!..I'm not picking on you!!I can tell you have a knowledge of and a feel for tides of political nature....don't be offended I was just trying to get an accurate picture of how a yank feels at the moment......... :P :D :lol: :) :rolleyes: :shifty: :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 Its deepeningWarrant issued for Shia cleric· US seals off Falluja· Worst unrest since Saddam fell The Guardian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankus Posted April 5, 2004 Report Share Posted April 5, 2004 The governor's office in the Iraqi city of Basra has been taken over in protest at coalition actions against radical Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr.About 150 men took over the building in a dawn invasion that met no resistance today. They said they were staging a peaceful sit-in in the country's second city.The governor, Wael Abdul Latif, fled the building earlier.Sadr is an outspoken opponent of the US-led occupation and the coalition recently arrested one of his top aides, Sheikh Yakubi, and closed down a newspaper accused of inciting anti-US violence.Dozens of militants belonging to Moqtada Sadr's Mehdi Army were reported to have moved into the governor's office in Basra at dawn chanting "No to America, we'll sacrifice ourselves to Sadr" and waving pictures of their leaderThe IndependentThe US still remains committed to the political handing over the keys in june .....Meanwhile ..Lord Hurd asks for equal UK political representation in the current ruling of Iraq , equalling the status of Paul Bremmer , a sign the maybe the US is not dealing with the peace so adroitly ?He stated that we (UK) troops were quite happy to fall under the US command during the the "military section of the conflict ...But no provisions were made for the peace ...?Is this the start of the unravelling and the first steps to civil war ...? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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