Iraq invasion a costly deception

Concerning the May 6 article "Memo shows early invasion plans," and the May 13 article "Former U.N. inspector challenges Bush facts." This first article indicates that in Augusts of 2002 President Bush had decided to invade Iraq, even though he was still publicly stating that he was seeking a diplomatic solution and not made a decision to invade. This article further indicates that the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy to justify invasion.

The second article indicates that Iraq's weaponn of mass destruction were destroyed in the early 1990s, and the Bush administration was fully aware of these facts.

President Bush invaded Iraq knowing there were no weapons of mass destruction, no Iraqi funding of terrorism, no connection to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, or to bin Laden. The entire basis for the invasion of Iraq was based on fraud, lies, deceit and deception.

Now 150,000 of our troops are trapped in a quagmire of civil and religious war. This invasion of Iraq has now given 300 million fundamentalist Islamic people a new cause to fight and die for. Tens of thousands of religious fanatics are pouring into Iraq to fight this new holy war.

Mark Johnson

Nine Mile Falls, WA

The Spokesman Review