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Washington Post: Bush Lies: Iraq-Attack Decided Awhile Back

U.S. Decision On Iraq Has Puzzling Past
Opponents of War Wonder When, How Policy Was Set
Sunday, January 12, 2003; Page A01

In July 2002, at a regular administrative meeting between the US
Department
of State's director of policy planning Richard Haass and National
Security
Advisor Condoleezza Rice, he asked whether they should talk about the
pros
and cons of confronting Iraq. "Don't bother", Rice replied: "The
president
has made a decision." On September 17, 2001, six days after the attacks
on
the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush signed a
2½-page
document marked "TOP SECRET" that outlined the plan for going to war in
Afghanistan as part of a global campaign against terrorism.