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British envoy: U.S. was 'hell bent' on Iraq war - Europe- msnbc.com U.S. was 'hell bent' on Iraq war, U.K. envoy says
Bush administration didn't care about getting U.N. support, he tells inquiry
LONDON - The United States was "hell bent" on a 2003 military invasion of Iraq and actively undermined efforts by Britain to win international authorization for the war, a former British diplomat told an inquiry Friday.
Jeremy Greenstock, British ambassador to the United Nations from 1998 to 2003, said that President George W. Bush had no real interest in attempts to agree on a U.N. resolution to provide explicit backing for the conflict.......this is the type of massive spending redpubs prefer.
Bush administration didn't care about getting U.N. support, he tells inquiry
LONDON - The United States was "hell bent" on a 2003 military invasion of Iraq and actively undermined efforts by Britain to win international authorization for the war, a former British diplomat told an inquiry Friday.
Jeremy Greenstock, British ambassador to the United Nations from 1998 to 2003, said that President George W. Bush had no real interest in attempts to agree on a U.N. resolution to provide explicit backing for the conflict.......this is the type of massive spending redpubs prefer.