How predictions for Iraq came true
The BBC's Jeffrey Simpson thinks back to a meeting he had with Saudi Foriegn Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal where the Prince outlined likely challenges of the Iraq Invasion.
"Just over three years ago, when I interviewed the Saudi foreign minister, I asked him why he thought the US was determined to invade Iraq.
He said he had put the same question to Vice-President Dick Cheney. Mr Cheney had replied: 'Because it's do-able'.
It was. The trouble is, undoing the kind of damage the Saudi foreign minister foresaw is proving very hard indeed." [ Article ]
"Just over three years ago, when I interviewed the Saudi foreign minister, I asked him why he thought the US was determined to invade Iraq.
He said he had put the same question to Vice-President Dick Cheney. Mr Cheney had replied: 'Because it's do-able'.
It was. The trouble is, undoing the kind of damage the Saudi foreign minister foresaw is proving very hard indeed." [ Article ]
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