It's Official

They went in on false causes and ignored planning for the aftermath. In the minutes of a confidential briefing Tim Dunlop sees what the Bush (hswib) is still trying to put the lie to today.

"Overall, though, I think the most revealing aspects are the fact that 'the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy' and that 'There was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action.' Combine these two factors and you end up with a recipe for precisely the sort of instability and insurgency that even in the last few days, two years after the invasion, has been responsible for coordinated attacks and three-figure death tolls."