WAR ON IRAK

WSWS.ORG: The Bush administration repudiates international law

The 15-minute speech delivered Monday night by President Bush, which
all
but declared war against Iraq, consisted entirely of distortions,
half-truths and outright lies. A thorough refutation of this speech
would
require a line-by-line analysis, because there was not a single
sentence
that was based on an honest presentation of facts. Even his first
sentence—“My fellow citizens, events in Iraq have now reached the final
days of decision”—was a lie. In fact, the decision to which he
referred—the invasion of Iraq—was taken months ago.