Can you prove the truth behind the memo? Can you prove that George W. Bush intentionally and without a doubt lied/covered up and doctored/falsified actual intel that the CIA used to prove it's case?
No, I'm reiterating why the case for war was made, who made it, who gave it credence and support and putting forth the reasons WHY such pre-emptive plans would be made...
...though it doesn't surprise me in the least why most of this escapes you. Factial history seems a thing of convenience, a mere contrivance when you have a man doing his damndest to make his own viewpoint jam into a chronology that he particularly doesn't care for.
Again, prop up some proof on the falsification charge, not some vague references or notes made on a napkin during a meeting that are most likely being stretched to their believeable limits to facilitate yet another round of sensationalism. "Journalistic integrity" these days seems to approach the level of being the next oxymoron, so you'll have to pardon my intense doubt and almost laughable disdain for this particular "piece".
Don't wet yourself in anticipation of impeachment hearings anytime soon and here's why:
Flash back to the mid 1990's. The US had plans drawn up to invade Iraq during the Clinton administration. SURPRISE! Hell, they were a carry-over from the Bush, Sr. administration. Guess what? The British were in on some those plans (or war games, I should say) as well, since they were a part of the coalition that held the "no fly" parallels over central Iraq and would have been, at a minimum, logistically involved in any ground campaign.
Flash forward to post 9/11: Washington was taking a more aggressive note at this time across the board, I might add. Iraq certainly wasn't the only nation on our "sh!t list", though it garnered the most attention due to the fact that we had been actively engaged in getting a FULL and UNENCUMBERED disclosure on their WMD capability for close to 10 years.
The fact that Washington's tone of understanding and patience towards Iraq drastically changed after 10 years of UN buffoonery and ultimately the ongoing security concerns that 9/11 introduced to the minds of Americans doesn't surprise me in the least. I would be absolutely appalled if we didn't take a MUCH harder stance and line towards regimes that positioned themselves as rogue nations that had WMD capability. I would be immensely disappointed if ANY administration would have not stepped up plans for a possible invasion and I would have labeled any administration abject idiots for not planning to position themselves politically and ideologically as best as they could in pressing their case for war on the international stage, whether or not they actually planned to go to war.
