Mark Shields on the Neocons and Iraq

Someone pointed out that Mark Sheilds also made statements on Capital Gang last weekend that are of interest to this group. These statements are related to Douglas Feith and the neocons.

I think this the relevent quote:

No. I think -- the question -- I don't have the answer to it, but why did AIPAC have the need to classified information on proposed U.S. -- attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq, let alone why did they have any right to it? But I mean, that just -- that confuses me and confounds me.

This thing takes on a subtext in the war in Iraq. Let's be very frank about it. Franklin worked for Doug Feith. Doug Feith was a neocon. He worked for Paul Wolfowitz. The speculation has been that the -- one of the reasons the neocons wanted to go to war against Saddam was to -- Iraq -- was to remove Saddam Hussein, to make Iraq into a democracy, then Israel would be safer.

Yes, Mark, there is speculation that we went to war to "secure the realm."

Keep trying to get the message out. Every little bit helps.