{"id":1438,"date":"2003-04-02T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2003-04-02T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles-wp\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2003-04-02T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2003-04-02T20:11:00","slug":"fuck-saddam-were-taking-him-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meehawl.com\/Blogfiles\/2003\/04\/02\/16\/11\/fuck-saddam-were-taking-him-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Fuck Saddam. We’re taking him out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I read this rather histrionic article<\/a>, and did some digging. Apparently this was Dubya’s considered opinion<\/a> concerning an Iraqi strategy over a year ago. Sometimes bad rich boys do get everything they ever wanted.<\/p>\n

“Fuck Saddam. we’re taking him out.” Those were the words of President George W. Bush, who had poked his head into the office of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. <\/p>\n

It was March 2002, and Rice was meeting with three U.S. Senators, discussing how to deal with Iraq through the United Nations, or perhaps in a coalition with America’s Middle East allies. Bush wasn’t interested. He waved his hand dismissively, recalls a participant, and neatly summed up his Iraq policy in that short phrase. <\/p>\n

The Senators laughed uncomfortably; Rice flashed a knowing smile. The President left the room. A year later, Bush’s outburst has been translated into action, as cruise missiles and smart bombs slam into Baghdad.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Addendum:<\/p>\n

“Nothing Saddam does can save him, says Powell, “Even if Baghdad readmits United Nations arms inspectors, the United States will still pursue a ‘regime change’ policy, with or without the support of its allies.”
\n– The Sydney Morning Herald, February 8, 2002
\n(nine months before U.N. inspectors returned to Iraq)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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