Think Progress has the full text of the British Briefing Papers that show that our government knew full well that the war they were planning against Iraq was not necessary to protect American citizens, and that the evidence they were continually citing in the year-long run-up to war was weak at best, and at worst made up. Further, it corroborates this weekend's Washington Post story showing that the U.S. had virtually no plan for post-invasion Iraq.
It is truly shocking to see all of this material which so perfectly predicts the situation in which we know find ourselves mired.
The American press is doing a terrible job pursuing this stuff. In a more sensible time, there would be large-scale investigations and likely many resignations and threats of impeachment. In this nonsensical time, though, we have very little.
The case against these people is building steadily, and while it seems increasingly less likely to happen while he is in office, I remain confident that George W. Bush's presidency will eventually be seen to be the sickening offense to this great country that it truly is.
