Why did we go into Iraq?

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

The memo does not suggest any such thing. The quote is speculation by Brit military.

Sorry. I indeed read it wrong there.

It does not. The paragraph tells us that they wanted to use military force and now sought intelligence to justify that approach.

That's a subtle difference, but it's important.

What is the difference? Making a decision and then asking for intelligence to justify it is the very definition of cherry picking and massaging.

And that section of the memo is the minutes reporting the opinion of one person.

Well, I guess you can always dismiss any report as the opinion of the author. But that was "C's" report on his meeting.