De Independent bericht:'As Tony Blair flies out to meet George Bush, the latest admission of failure in Iraq has made the two leaders appear even more isolated.
Colin Powell
After telling the UN assembly in 2003 that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, the former Secretary of State admitted in May 2004 the claims were "inaccurate and wrong and, in some cases, deliberately misleading".
Colonel Tim Collins
The Army colonel made a famous rousing speech to troops on the eve of battle. But in September 2005, he declared:
"History might notice the invasion has arguably acted as the best recruiting sergeant for al-Qa'ida ever."
Paul Bremer
The former head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq admitted in January 2006:
"It [the invasion] was a much tougher job than I think I expected it to be... we really didn't see the insurgency coming."
Zalmay Khalilzad
Contradicting the usually upbeat rhetoric, the US ambassador in Iraq said in March: "We have opened a Pandora's box". And unless the violence abated, Iraq would "make Taliban Afghanistan look like child's play".
Jack Straw
The former foreign secretary, one of the cheerleaders for the war, said in September: "The current situation is dire. I think many mistakes were made after the military action - there is no question about it - by the United States administration."'
Lees verder: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/politics/article2042969.ece
Alleen de Nederlandse politiek en pers zwijgt in alle talen over onze betrokkenheid bij de chaos in het Midden Oosten. Hoe zou dat komen?
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