Looks Like The Blog from the Core Got It Right

From a New York Times article, Jul. 2:

.... From his partial answers to questions about the recent war, intelligence officials said they came to believe that Mr. Hussein was surprised when the United States began its invasion in March 2003.

One official said that Mr. Hussein had implied that ambiguity over whether his government possessed illegal weapons "would keep the neighbors at bay, while the U.S. would be hung up in interminable debate at the U.N." ....

See my What Happened to the War?, Apr. 8, 2003:

.... I think there are two explanations for this bewildering response to what was, perhaps, the most telegraphed-in-advance warfare in history. First, Saddam was pretty much convinced that the war would never come....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/06/04 06:59:34 AM
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