Another memo, and once again very little coverage in the United States media. This from the New York Times.

Bush Was Set on Path to War, British Memo Says

"...behind closed doors, the president was certain that war was inevitable. During a private two-hour meeting in the Oval Office on Jan. 31, 2003, he made clear to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain that he was determined to invade Iraq without the second resolution, or even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons, said a confidential memo about the meeting written by Mr. Blair's top foreign policy adviser and reviewed by The New York Times."

Oh I'm sure the top foreign policy adviser to Tony Blair is just a partisan hack who has an ax to grind, and this memo means nothing, and proves nothing.

"'Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning,' David Manning, Mr. Blair's chief foreign policy adviser at the time, wrote in the memo that summarized the discussion between Mr. Bush, Mr. Blair and six of their top aides.

'The start date for the military campaign was now penciled in for 10 March,' Mr. Manning wrote, paraphrasing the president. 'This was when the bombing would begin.'"

And even more disturbing, at least to me, are these comments from our fearless leader.

"The memo also shows that the president and the prime minister acknowledged that no unconventional weapons had been found inside Iraq. Faced with the possibility of not finding any before the planned invasion, Mr. Bush talked about several ways to provoke a confrontation, including a proposal to paint a United States surveillance plane in the colors of the United Nations in hopes of drawing fire, or assassinating Mr. Hussein."

Ok everyone, remember there is nothing to see here, go on your merry way. War is no big deal. This president violated our trust that he would never send our troops into harms way unless it was absolutely warranted. He has made this country the schoolyard bully, and it makes me sad.