MTP: Sen. Lott Confirms DSM Info

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On Meet the Press Sunday, Trent Lott essentially confirmed much of the information regarding the invasion of Iraq. Although not confirming Bush's pressuring of the intelligence community, he does say Bush knew we would have to invade right after 9/11.

Transcript:

MR. GREGORY: Let me turn to something that you wrote in your book about Iraq and put it on the screen: "In the summer of 2002...the president began lobbying for an open-ended resolution empowering him to wage war on Iraq.... Bush had made clear his intentions to wage war on Iraq in several of our private meetings."

What are you speaking about precisely, Senator?

SEN. LOTT: Well, beginning in August that year and into the fall--in fact, beginning not too long after 9/11--as we had leadership meetings at breakfast with the president, he would go around the world and talk about what was going on, where the threats were, where the dangers were, and even in private discussions, it was clear to me that he thought Iraq was a destabilizing force, was a danger and a growing danger, and that we were going to have to deal with that problem.

Link: MTP Transcript

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1. And Saudi Arabia, who bred, raised and fed Bin Laden, wasn't

a destabilizing force? We should have attacked the people who attacked us - Saudi Arabia.

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2. Well let me dissect his words here....

"It was clear to me that all that oil was going to go to waste, so I saddled up George and told him that's where all the terrorism is. That's where we need to hit, you can kill saddom yourself if you want. Just bring our people there..." Richard Cheney

Yeah Trent Lott fell on his sword.....He knows the big Cheney lies and knows where this is going...