Leaked Iraq Memo Should Be Catalyst To Impeach George Bush

[Itsthetruth]

CounterPunch
May 2, 2005

"A Thin Case for War"
Leaked UK Memo Indicts Blair's Iraq Folly
By JOSHUA FRANK

As if there wasn't already enough damming reports floating around that prove President Bush and the neo-cons were hell-bent on invading Iraq -- now this. On Sunday, May 1, the Independent in the UK released a report that cites an internal memo released in July of 2002, which exposes that Prime Minister Tony Blair, after meeting with his top government officials, had already committed to overthrowing Saddam Hussein.

The council of war meeting took place weeks before Blair flew to Crawford, Texas where he traveled to discuss the Iraq conflict with President Bush. As the Independent reports: "Tony Blair had resolved to send British troops into action alongside US forces eight months before the Iraq War began, despite a clear warning from the Foreign Office that the conflict could be illegal.

As if there wasn't already enough scandal to impeach President Bush of rushing into an illegal war, the memo could be the catalyst: Did Blair discuss the legalities of the Iraq war in Crawford with Bush? Did he raise any issues about the "thin" case against Saddam?

Unfortunately, the leaked memo in the UK is not likely to have any ripple effects here in the US, even though the memo indicts Bush of planning the overthrow of Saddam months before UN weapons inspectors completed their job in Iraq.

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[grumpy old fart]

1. How could Bush be impeachable with a Rethug Congress?

Dude could be caught red handed with a butcher knife shank deep in the body of Uncle Sam (oh that's right, already done that) and it won't lead to impeachment..

[chelsea0011]

2. You would think, but...........

Paul O'Neil said as much in his book. The very first security meeting he attended was a stunner for him as they pulled out a map of Iraq and talked of how to deal with it. The fact that there is now a memo should get some in congress off their duffs but they have the fundie issue of judges to deal with.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. We can only dream.....but it might 'do in' Blair. n/t

[Itsthetruth]

6. It Should Be

It should be. But will it be. No.

The Republican Party can play its impeachment "games" when a Democrat is President. But, Democrats don't play hardball against the Republicans no matter how much Bush has betrayed his oath of office.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. A lot of us have always said, to impeach Bush there would have

to be enough honest republicans. As of right now, there isn't any.

[wtbymark]

5. The US press will put blinders on for this story

...and shrub will deny it and say that he was righteous and just.
The infallible King George II

[rodeodance]

7. I have not heard this msm. Has anyone?

[liveoaktx]

8. Couple of references =found this sound clip from 2002

I'm the One that gets to decide

Also, he said on Meet the Press

Russert: And if that's not the case, do you believe if you had gone to the Congress and said he should be removed because he's a threat to his people but I'm not sure he has weapons of mass destruction, Congress would authorize war?

President Bush: I went to Congress with the same intelligence Congress saw the same intelligence I had, and they looked at exactly what I looked at, and they made an informed judgment based upon the information that I had. The same information, by the way, that my predecessor had. And all of us, you know, made this judgment that Saddam Hussein needed to be removed.