BUSHCO - DELETED Intel Report Passage Saying Saddam Would Only Attack in Self-Defense

[kpete]

Contrary to the mindless repetition at the time from pundits such as Sean Hannity that Congress was "looking at the same intelligence," it was not.

In the summary section called "Key Judgements" of the classified report which Bush was given, US intelligence said that Saddam Hussein would likely only support terrorist attacks on the US in self-defense, if he felt threatened. The classified National Intelligence Estimate 2002 (NEI 2002) read on page 8:

"Baghdad for now appears to be drawing a line short of conducting terrorist attacks with conventional or CBW against the United States, fearing that exposure of Iraqi involvement would provide Washington a stronger cause for making war.

Iraq probably would attempt clandestine attacks against the US Homeland if Baghdad feared an attack that threatened the survival of the regime were imminent or unavoidable, or possibly for revenge."

In other words, the classified, full version of the report that Bush had was saying that Saddam knew that if any part or role in a terrorist attack was ever traced back to him, it would be national suicide.

Version of intelligence Bush was looking at, section in bold at bottom was deleted

http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2012/09/25/index.html
http://ralphlopez.hubpages.com/hub/Bush-Deleted-Intel-Report-Passage-Saying-Saddam-Would-Only-Attack-in-Self-Defense

[Angry Dragon]

1. Stronger case for arresting bush as a war criminal

and a traitor for not giving Congress all the facts

[Scuba]

2. +1,000

[Lint Head]

3. This fucker committed treason and had soldiers murdered along with innocent civilians.

He should be in jail and I think even have the ultimate punishment for the devastation he caused to our country.

[Wednesdays]

4. Well, we find out about this only 10 years too late

[Pbs1914]

5. Well

Nancy Pelosi came in along with Reid and said there wouldn't be any investigations and hearings. This was still during the age of the spineless democrats (pre convention 2012).

[mopinko]

7. that was the age of dems who were being threatened and blackmailed

is probably the case. i think obama, et al, quite rightly feared a coup.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

6. Piece by piece --

the Truth will come out. I hope there is some courageous soul somewhere who is in the position to say it is time to bring them to Justice.