Can't help myself. Must post link. I have no opinion on this--it just presents another layer to the conflict that I haven't seen addressed anywhere. As for the "facts" that hitchens cites--who ever knows in these editorials if these "facts" are true. we would have to spend a lot more time getting original sources. hopefully historians will be able to gather these facts. Anyway, the perspective that the situation was more Iraqi-driven than US-caused is different.

" christopher hitchens'