yep, that nearly clinches it. the was wasnt about oil. it was about using the neocons obssessions with israel to prop up the us dollar as world reserve currency.
----- Original Message ----- From: Sean McBride To: political-research@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [political-research] Saddam Offered Exile, But Neo-Cons Unleashed Carnage Anyway http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=484162 The story originates from the Daily Mail, and looks legit. bad flash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, anyone can confirm this: Saddam Offered Exile, But Neo-Cons Unleashed Carnage Anyway Filed under: 1 - webabuser @ 3:28 pm Edit This What could have been saved? A trillion dollars, a million lives, the global reputation of the U.S. - but that wasn't the plan Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet, Thursday, September 27, 2007 Neo-Cons could have saved a trillion dollars, spared over a million lives and prevented tens of thousands of dead and injured U.S. soldiers but decided to unleash carnage anyway, after it was revealed last night that Saddam Hussein offered to step down and go into exile one month before the invasion of Iraq. "Fearing defeat, Saddam was prepared to go peacefully in return for £500million ($1billion)," reports the Daily Mail. "The extraordinary offer was revealed yesterday in a transcript of talks in February 2003 between George Bush and the then Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar at the President's Texas ranch." "The White House refused to comment on the report last night. But, if verified, it is certain to raise questions in Washington and London over whether the costly four-year war could have been averted." According to the tapes, Bush told Aznar that whether Saddam was still in Iraq or not, "We'll be in Baghdad by the end of March." (Article continues below) http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/september2007/270907_offered_exile.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.13.32/1033 - Release Date: 9/27/2007 11:06 AM
