A reckless rush to war. (Comment).(George W. Bush's plans for Iraq)

THE SUSPICION WILL NOT DIE that the Bush administration turned to Iraq for relief from a sharp decline in its domestic political prospects. The news had been dominated for months by corporate scandals and the fall of the stock market, and the November elections were shaping up as a referendum on the Republican's handling of domestic social and economic issues. Investigative reporters had turned their attention to Dick Cheney's role at Halliburton and George W. Bush's sale of his Harken Energy shares just before the stock collapsed.

Then, like magic, these questions disappeared ...

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