john howard: another sickening lie, page-24

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    trashcansinatra

    Re your post which included;
    "... Tony Blair was the biggest cheer leader for this. ..."

    No-one is disputing that there were three major players involved in the decision to go to war in Iraq and that each of them played a significant role.

    John Howard can't be blamed for Tony Blair's actions just as Blair's actions can't be blamed on Howard. But given Howard's denials and his strong and enduring influence over Tony Abbott we have a right to greater explanation since what he is saying flies in the face of published reports.

    Until Howard explains all, mainstream Australians will be heavily influenced by what has been published by journalists including Margaret Swieringa; that Howard largely ignored the advice from the Parliamentary Inquiry to him below:

    "1. The scale of threat from Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was less than it had been a decade earlier.
    2. Under sanctions that prevailed at the time, Iraq's military capability remained limited and the country's infrastructure was still in decline.
    3. The nuclear program was unlikely to be far advanced. Iraq was unlikely to have obtained fissile material.
    4. Iraq had no ballistic missiles that could reach the US. Most if not all of the few SCUDS that were hidden away were likely to be in poor condition.
    5. There was no known chemical weapons production.
    6. There was no specific evidence of resumed biological weapons production.
    7. There was no known biological weapons testing or evaluation since 1991.
    8. There was no known Iraq offensive research since 1991.
    9. Iraq did not have nuclear weapons.
    10. There was no evidence that chemical weapon warheads for Al Samoud or other ballistic missiles had been developed.
    11. No intelligence had accurately pointed to the location of weapons of mass destruction. ..."

    http://www.theage.com.au/comment/howard-ignored-official-advice-on-iraqs-weapons-and-chose-war-20130411-2hogn.html

    If Julia Gillard can be accused of lying about the Carbon Tax where does John Howard sit in relation to his election promises, Work Choices, changes to Medicare, changes to superannuation, children overboard, the SIEVX and his position on war in Iraq?

    Note: Thus far, of the 5113 who have voted online; 92% indicate they think Howard is lying!
 
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