Democrats Question U.S. Pre-War Actions
By PETE YOST, Associated Press Writer 56 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Some congressional Democrats are insisting that the White House provide more information about what led to the decision to go to war in Iraq, citing a British document known as the "Downing Street memo" as evidence intelligence was distorted.
Rep. John Conyers (news, bio, voting record) and other Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee conducted a public forum Thursday prompted by documents that have surfaced from inside the British government about prewar planning.
Former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, who advised the Bush administration in 2002 that Saddam Hussein had not tried to buy a certain kind of uranium from Africa, said Conyers' hearing was important.
"We are having this discussion today because we failed to have it three years ago when we went to war," Wilson said.
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