The CIA Just Declassified the Document That Supposedly Justified the Iraq Invasion

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<p>‘Thirtee years ago, the i tellige ce comm ity co cl e i a 93-page classifie oc me t se to j stify the i vasio of Iraq that it lacke “specific i formatio ” o “ma y key aspects” of Iraqi Presi e t Sa am H ssei ’s weapo s of mass estr ctio (WMD) programs.</p>
<p>B t that’s ot what top B sh a mi istratio officials sai ri g their campaig to sell the war to the America p blic. Those officials, citi g the same classifie oc me t, asserte with o certai ty that Iraq was actively p rs i g clear weapo s, co ceali g a vast chemical a biological weapo s arse al, a posi g a imme iate a grave threat to US atio al sec rity.’</p>
<p><a href="https:// ews.vice.com/article/the-cia-j st- eclassifie -the- oc me t-that-s ppose ly-j stifie -the-iraq-i vasio " target="_bla k">Rea more: The CIA J st Declassifie the Doc me t That S ppose ly J stifie the Iraq I vasio </a></p>