Colin Powell's New Book: War With Iraq Never Debated

Colin Powell's New Book: War With Iraq Never Debated

WASHINGTON -- In his new book, former Secretary of State Colin Powell provides what may be the most authoritative confirmation yet that there was never a considered debate in the George W. Bush White House about whether going to war in Iraq was really a good idea.

In a chapter discussing what he calls his “infamous” February 2003 speech to the United Nations where he authoritatively presented what was later exposed as gross misinformation about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Powell notes that by that time, war “was approaching.”

“By then, the President did not think war could be avoided,” Powell writes. “He had crossed the line in his own mind, even though the NSC [National Security Council] had never met -- and never would meet -- to discuss the decision.”

Bush insisted in his own 2010 memoir, "Decision Points," that the invasion was something he came to support only reluctantly and after a long period of reflection. During his book tour, he even cast himself as “a dissenting voice” in the run-up to war. “I didn't wanna use force,” he said.

But Powell supports the increasingly well-documented conclusion that there was actually no decision-making point -- or decision-making process -- during the events between the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which had nothing to do with those attacks.

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More proof of what we already knew... Bush invented the reasons to go to war, didn't consult his own Security Council, and as the stated reasons got destroyed one after another, he just kept inventing new justifications for it.

I recall stating to my husband, as we watched Powell tell us about the mobile nuclear labs, that even HE seemed uncomfortable making the case for going to war with Iraq.

2wlady wrote: I recall stating to my husband, as we watched Powell tell us about the mobile nuclear labs, that even HE seemed uncomfortable making the case for going to war with Iraq.

We shouldn't have gone. We could have targeted certain people and groups and had special OPS take them out. Much cleaner and cheaper.

I still don't think it was as much set in stone as LJ would have you believe. And believe "W" wouldn't invade Iraq if hr had to do it again.

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

2wlady wrote: I recall stating to my husband, as we watched Powell tell us about the mobile nuclear labs, that even HE seemed uncomfortable making the case for going to war with Iraq.

We shouldn't have gone. We could have targeted certain people and groups and had special OPS take them out. Much cleaner and cheaper.

OMG, I AGREE with you. :VeryScared:

JSG wrote:

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote:

2wlady wrote: I recall stating to my husband, as we watched Powell tell us about the mobile nuclear labs, that even HE seemed uncomfortable making the case for going to war with Iraq.

We shouldn't have gone. We could have targeted certain people and groups and had special OPS take them out. Much cleaner and cheaper.

OMG, I AGREE with you. :VeryScared:

Yeah...I was going to post that I agreed withTLGOPT too, but I was afraid lightening would strike me.