Seven months after the invasion of Iraq,the Defence Department said it was time to cut Australia’s troop presence. Secret documents reveal how the plan was thwarted.
On March 18,2003,John Howard committed Australia to war in Iraq,but the key advice relied upon by the national security committee is missing from recently released cabinet papers.
The United States was convinced Iraq was in possession of WMDs – and so did other international leaders who helped in the invasion.
The consensus now,even among formerly hawkish Republicans,is that the United States should never have invaded Iraq 20 years ago.
The museum features gadgets such as a polygraph machine in a briefcase,a communication device disguised as a tobacco pipe,and pigeon-carried cameras
Men in politics,unlike women,can play on their good looks,knowing they will never be punished for them.
The invasion of Iraq began when at least five cruise missiles slammed into the heart of Baghdad.
The US had accused Iraq of"environmental terrorism"after millions of barrels of Kuwaiti crude flooded into the Persian Gulf.
Victorian Liberal Tim Smith uses relentless social media campaigns to attack Premier Daniel Andrews and Labor. But has he gone too far this time?