Bush Insiders Describe How This Administration Starts Wars

I don't normally do this, but you have to read this article. It is the story of Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann, who worked inside the Bush administration and tell an amazing story of arrogance, incompetence and dereliction of duty.

Iran had basically surrendered to us in 2003 -- and we refused their offer of turning in all of their terrorist allies and completely stopping their nuclear program. If we actually cared about ending terrorism or their nuclear ambitions, we would have jumped all over this deal. But that is not what Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld cared about.

The fake WMD threat and charges of terrorism are the same exact ruse they used in Iraq. And unbelievably, the media is going along with it just like they did in the lead up to the Iraq War. My God people, are you ever going to question their underlying premises?

If they cared so much about nuclear proliferation, why didn't they focus all of their efforts against North Koreas as they built six to eight nukes? Why didn't they say a word about Syria as that country apparently brought in material to build a nuclear reactor (if that is the real story of the Israeli boming there)?

Could it be because North Korea and Syria have no oil?

If they actually cared about who is attacking our troops in Iraq wouldn't they have gone after Saudi Arabia, who was funding 90% of the attacks against our troops according to the Iraq Study Group? If they cared about who was attacking our troops in Afghanistan, wouldn't they go after Pakistan which allows a tidalwave of fighters and weapons into Afghanistan every single day?

If they cared about terrorism at all wouldn't they go after Osama bin Laden instead?

I cannot believe the media is going along with this pathetic ruse -- again. Stop pretending it's about nukes and terrorism. That's exactly the same load of crap they fed you in Iraq. Have you learned absolutely nothing?

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Comments

[KoolBreez]

Why accept surrender if you can have war?

[Veleria29]

As long as the news media (except for a very few) continue to spread the false information spewed from this administration nothing will change. Prior to the Iraqi war we were being told the same things leading up to the invasion of Iraq. I feel as if the American people have their heads in the sands and think if they just to not think about it it will go away. Well the lies and the threats of terror attacks being put out by this administration will continue as long as the people cower under the covers and believe the lies. When they finally wake up to reality this administration will have invaded Iran and the entire world will be involved in World War 111.

[TakeNoNeoConPrisoners]

I can't figure out why they call Dick Cheney Darth Vader. Isn't he more like Dr Strangelove?

[Hart]

I'll take this one! It's easy. Darth Vader was evil. Dick Cheney is, um, evil. Therefore, Darth Vader and Dick Cheeney share that trait in common, causing some people to refer to Dick Cheney as Darth Vader.

[RobertPaul]

Besides, the term "Dr. Stangelove" was retired with Kissenger who SO-o-o-o richly deserved it!
Seig Heil mine Fuhrer!

[jbulette]

this most recent attack on the autonomy of iran is a blatant continuation of covert policy initiated in the 50's not long after the cia was morphed from rhe secret service. the coup orchestrateed by the cia over threw mohammed mossedegh. this coup took place not long after mossedegh nationalized the british oil company. for more details read "all the shah's men". a more correct comment on the bush family fortune is that indeed it is linked to oil and government contracts but both are superceded by profits garnered from supporting war, any war. ideally you fund both sides as in the iran iraq war. by this measure bush is arguably the most successful president in history. our defense budget is off the charts and represents a hugh relocation of wealth. impeachment would be a start. jbulette.

[Durango]

And we shouldn't forget that the present government of Iran is the duly elected democratic government. A flawed democracy no doubt, but after the debacle of 2000 how is the USA in a position to criticize any one else?

So if Bush/Cheney have their way we will have overthrown 2 democratically elected governments in Iran. (And no doubt made martyrs out of the present one).

Our meddleing in 1953 was paid back 25 years later with Khoemeni's revolution. Our meddling now will haunt us for at least that long. Probably much longer.

[Hollyse]

It isn't the media who isn't secure with what they write. It's the listeners and readers who gave up their intellect to vacant newsworthiness. Remember the media also listens and reads after hours, but is also paid handsomely to twist and distort when on the other side of the fence. Non reality becomes reality when on the job. Once home they do know what reality is. Newscasters know the value of yellow bricks along that "Yellow Brick Road".

[Freedoms Friend]

I can only offer this advise to any doubters of the intentions of this administration, Google and read "Project for a New American Century"

[weslenforever]

Better yet, go here:

http://www.archive.org/details/ThePowerOfNightmares

and watch this movie. It spells out the NeoCon agenda from the beginning in the 1940s to the present. Rumsfeld, Cheney, Wolfowitz, Bill Cristol and before him his father and on and on. All there right from the start. They even fooled Reagan though he did go against some of their ideas. No problem. They went behind his back whenever he disagreed and Bush Sr. simply gave a blanket pardon to the whole crew to protect himself when he got to be the president.

[StillAmused]

We have learned absolutely nothing.

[OJCsr]

Hell, if we really wanted to un-proliferate nuclear bombs we would start with Israel, India and Pakistan. Who between them, by the way, pretty much surround Iran.

Joe

PS And continue with us, Russia, China, England and France. In that order.

[Freedoms Friend]

Do you know that the US of A is the biggest proliferator, perhaps we should start with them !

[charon]

All demagogues know that they need enemies to justify violation and repression of their citizens and to grab the loot in the state's treasury. Without enemies they could never get away with it, or even persuade the people that they (the demagogues) are necessary.

[GoodwithWood]

Considering other blogs here that get 1500 to 2000 responses why the hell does this one only have 64? Where’s the passionate outrage?

Hope is fading.

GWW

[afgail]

What has happened is outrage fatigue. Every day and in every way this adminsitration has used the federal government to screw over the American public. I'm mad as hell, but I'm keeping my powder dry until 2008. Then I'm going to empty my wallet on Democratic Party candidates and hit the bricks for them. In California that means traveling to swing states to do door-to-door voter ID and GOTV.
In the mean time, I'm just bone tired from the dispare of ever witnessing one good thing from the Bush administration no matter how miniscule.

[mydogshakespeare]

It's just so sad that this "Bush Administration" is what American Democracy hatched in 2000.

[paige]

What ultimately will happen is they will kill us and themselves also. If they truly believe they will survive all this they are fooling themselves. They will kill the air we breath and the food we eat. They will eventually ruin every living thing on this planet due to oil and greed and power. When is enough going to be enough? Your children and grandchildren will not survive what you've done.

[Liberterna]

The article is incredible, the link to Esquire magazine is jaw-dropping.

Why is this not front page news?

I'm subscribing to Esquire, any magazine that helps the truth get out deserves my money.

I can't watch mainstream media anymore, the cluelessness and stupidity is mind-numbing and infuriating.

[outnow]

Cenk,

I have heard from numerous sources that Iran has extended peace overtures with a grand bargain following 9-11-01. The agenda to go to war with Iran apparently was already formulated by this administration, according to the implications from the failure to forward the "grand bargain" information.

Iran's position has been strengthened by the invasion and occupation of Iraq since there are many more Shiites than Sunni in Iraq and the theoretical divide between the Arab Shiite and Persian Shiite seems to less than what was assumed.

The failure to accept a "grand bargain" left the Bush administration with a "fail-safe escape-window" option - we could continue to wage the "war on terror" against state actors while breaking up what is perceived as a Shiite Crescent.

Saudi and Israeli interests converge with this strategy. Halliburton has relocated to UAE to reposition itself in the reconstruction of Iran. One-half of our fleet is sitting off the coast of Iran. There is no identifiable threat to the United States from Iran. But all the pieces are in place and the moves betray the real intent in this grand chess board.

Maybe Iran should consider closing down its reactors. It is difficult to do so when this would be perceived as the ultimate caving in by Iran to unjustified US demands.

[Durango]

They don't have any reactors.

[1love]

Again and again and aGain and agAin and agaIn and agaiN.....­.a Gain a Gain a Gain a Gain....it­'s some real Pelican brief shit and even sites like this, or NPR or ANY ORGANIZATION fail to address the root problems of the administrations failures. or more accurately the root of their appearant successes. i asked a "liberal" coworker if given the choice of lil bush wanton skills and wild bill's well documented californic­ation....w­hich would he choose...h­e stated that bill did lie under "oath"...t­he mind fucking, or the truth! i think the people of this society who agree with lil bush or any politicians public policy towards "them" comes from the fact that "we" as americans have way tooooo simple a world view"