The secret Downing Street memo

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John Scarlett summarised the intelligence and latest JIC assessment. Saddam's regime was tough and based on extreme fear. The only way to overthrow it was likely to be by massive military action. Saddam was worried and expected an attack, probably by air and land, but he was not convinced that it would be immediate or overwhelming. His regime expected their neighbours to line up with the US. Saddam knew that regular army morale was poor. Real support for Saddam among the public was probably narrowly based.

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Well there goes their credability if they ever need to tell us any thing ever again. Thats terrible.


OK so going by that Irans fate is already set and sealed then. 2008 war.... 2006 planning phase. Nasty.


Bet an invasion of Iran calls for mass troops in Iraq and Afghanistan..

Their sick to the core. All of them Viva la revolution! (World wide)

The saddest thing is, even the newspapers helping, it says, for UK eyes only, i hate the curupted news crews...