Book TV: Douglas Feith, author of "War and Decision"

Douglas Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2001 to 2005, provides an insiders look at the Bush administration's planning following the attacks on 9/11 - including the pre- and post-invasion planning for Iraq. His book is titled "War and Decision: Inside the Pentagon at the Dawn of the War on Terrorism."

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[rjscheppy]

Feith is brilliant. His book is worth reading.

[Tsnore]

I hope Douglas "True" Feith has been gelded.

[Dubwise78]

"Seldom, in my life have I met a dumber man"

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[Dubwise78]

@Dubwise78  Feith's office "developed, produced, and then disseminated alternative intelligence assessments on the Iraq & AQ relationship, which included some conclusions that were inconsistent with the consensus of the Intelligence Community, to senior decision-makers."

[Dubwise78]

"Intelligence relating to the Iraq-al-Qaeda relationship was manipulated by high-ranking officials in the DOD to support the administration's decision to invade Iraq. The report is a devastating condemnation of inappropriate activities in the DOD policy office that helped take this nation to war".

[xadam2dudex]

this guy is a tool.. he is lying.. Bush had plans for the war long before he got into office .. they wanted the war for the pipeline in Afghanistan and to get control of the oil in Iraq...everything in his book is false..it is well know they had plans already and just had to find a way to sell it to the public...Bush lied about everything to get the war started..he is a war criminal like this guy is an enabler of that war as well as a historical revisionist

[Re5Publica]

@paradoarify If it helps my argument, add whatever you like. lol.

Hamas actually offered to send Saddam militants to do his bidding should the U.S. invade! The document was found after the invasion. The theory that Saddam was so secular that he wouldn't do business, cooperate with or support islamist fanatics is totally debunked and yet so many people still believe it. I suppose because the anti-war movement is so popular, no one is willing, or able to find a receptive audience for the truth.

[paradoarify]

@Re5Publica You're completely right. There's also a mural Saddam made of himself smiling happily in front of the burning wreck of the trade center. And he financed Hamas terrorists.

But You probably already knew all that :)

[Re5Publica]

@banditosyanquis I don't blame you, it was grossly underreported, just like the revelations Saddam Hussein made 2 George Piro of the FBI, in which he stated he was purposely uncooperational with U.N. weapons inspectors because he wanted the world 2 think he had WMDs, in particular Iran, & that he always planned 2 resume his WMD programs, but sanctions made it 2 difficult.

It's relevent information 4 those who oppose the war but alas it wasn't made widely known.

[Re5Publica]

@banditosyanquis Saddam's support 4 Egyptian Islamic Jihad is not controversial, it's just grossly underreported. From a captured Iraqi document: "In a meeting in the Sudan we agreed 2 renew our relations with the Islamic Jihad Organization in Egypt." "Its goal is 2 apply the Islamic shari'a law & establish Islamic rule." "It is considered 1 of the most brutal Egyptian organizations. It carried out numerous successful operations, including the assassination of Sadat." - IPP: Saddam & Terrorism.

[Re5Publica]

@banditosyanquis My second paragraph is also true, it's documented. In fact, it's also true, as confirmed by the 9\11 commission, that Iraqi intelligence met with Bin Laden in the 90s to discuss a possible relationship. They were introduced by Egyptian Islamic Jihad, I think it's now fair to say that Egyptian Islamic Jihad IS al-Qaeda, along with other regional islamist groups that swore allegiance to Bin Laden, and signed, or vowed to uphold his 1998 fatwah against "Jews and Crusaders".

[Re5Publica]

@banditosyanquis And yet Bin Laden cites the bases built by the U.S. in Arabia in order to liberate Kuwait as bases to launch attacks against Muslims (the only Muslims being attacked by the U.S. were Iraqi troops). Hmmm. Bin Laden also advocated and still advocated the overthrow of the House of Saud, which is why he wasn't in Saudi Arabia when they were at war with Saddam. Hmmm.

Saddam supported Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Ayman al-Zawahiri (2nd in command of al-Qaeda) used to lead it.

[MrBiyankasuzan]

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[inachu]

His train of thought would keep USA in war for Israel for an eternity and he leaves wiping his hands clean as if its not his fault even though he advises a pro war stance so americans can die for Israel.

[sedecim]

Well you are an ass and need to be fucked? Is that what you are saying.

[ffairlane57]

What a fucking worm.

[macdaddi88]

he's not even a smart jew liar like perle....? !

ha ha

[sedecim]

a neoconservative!