Ted Rall for March 22, 2013
Transcript:
Ten years later: Where are they now? On 9/11, deputy secy. of defense, Paul Wolfowitz told Bush to invade Iraq cuz it was "doable." Now a "scholar" at the American Enterprise Inst. Undersecy of defense Doug Feith told Bush that Saddam was working with Al Qaeda. Now at the Center for National Security strategies. Richard Pearle doctored CIA and Pentagon Intel reports to make Iraq look like a threat. Now at 6 think tanks, including A.E.I. Columnist Thomas Friedman supported the invasion and occupation of Iraq for 3 years, but denies it now. Still a columnist at the New York Times. Secy. of State Colin Powell lied about Iraq's "WMDs" to the U.N. Now a statesman, often a possible candidate for prez. Hundreds of thousands-probably millions-of Iraqis were minding their business and living their lives. Which are over.