It seems that might not be the only thing we were not told the truth about.
Private Jessica Lynch became an icon of the war, and the story of her capture by the Iraqis and her rescue by US special forces became one of the great patriotic moments of the conflict.
But her story is one of the most stunning pieces of news management ever conceived.
"It was like a Hollywood film. They cried 'go, go, go', with guns and blanks without bullets, blanks and the sound of explosions. They made a show for the American attack on the hospital - action movies like Sylvester Stallone or Jackie Chan."
"There was no [sign of] shooting, no bullet inside her body, no stab wound - only road traffic accident. They want to distort the picture. I don't know why they think there is some benefit in saying she has a bullet injury."
I'm not happy to find out we might/were not told the truth, but I'm still happy he is out of power. As for the oil, I'd like to think that this was not the reason.
Although, I don't doubt that it is why they did it.
Source - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programme...nt/3028585.stm