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The sanctions worked Posted: Monday, February 9, 2004 The Imminence Myth Ignorance is no excuse The premise for this war was not security but politics - and it is our politicians who should be in the dock How spies chose the intelligence that justified war 10 Questions Russert Didn't Ask The President Speaks But Is Anybody Listening? As George W. Bush stumbled, mumbled, and grumbled his way through a special edition of Meet the Press with Tim Russert, an unspoken question kept rising above his droning voice: is this stammering dolt really the President of the United States? Bush Sets Narrow Limits on Inquiry Blix says war leaders acted like salesmen How the Agency Should be Changed Even George Tenet, protesting too much his own sterling objectivity, stated in his February 5 speech that his analysts had "never said there was an imminent threat." Too bad that in the months before the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 he made no effort to shout that statement out to the world. The WMD Inspector No One Heeded The sanctions worked The more time passes, the more it appears that both arguments were wrong. Not only are the weapons probably not there, but a decade of international import restrictions, UN arms inspections and U.S. military deterrence look far more effective than once thought.   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |