Raw Story is pointing to an amazing article by David Swanson at afterdowningstreet.org covering testimony by Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, US Army (Ret.) before the Sept. 26 Iraq Forum called by Rep. Lynn Woolsey. (Rep. Woolsey diaried his testimony here, but she only touched the surface of this bombshell). A full transcript of the testimony can be found here (pdf). Odom was Reagan's NSA head, among many other important posts. Hightlights are:
The invasion of Iraq probably saved al Qaeda from ceasing to exist. There is nothing we can do to stop Iran from getting nukes, but we should be talking to them, because our countries actually have many interests in common. The consequences of leaving Iraq will be severe, but the longer we wait, the worse they will get. In response to the question, "How do we get out?", he answered: "Well, the Constitution gives the House the right to impeach."
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