Got feedback on the new design? We're Listening! Send us Feedback

U.S. Pushed Allies on Iraq, Diplomat Writes »

Posted by: bruhaha 5 months ago

1.0

Scale of 1 to 10

Read: 16

Propped: 11

Comments: 0

Click Prop It to Raise Score

Prop it

In the months leading up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration threatened trade reprisals against friendly countries who withheld their support, spied on its allies, and pressed for the recall of U.N. envoys that resisted U.S. pressure to endorse the war, according to an upcoming book by a top Chilean diplomat.