Contination of blog series on the lead-up to invading Iraq. As spring progresses into May, Saddam lifts his embargo on exporting Iraqi oil – and U.S. companies promptly show themselves to be his earliest and most eager returning customers. No large media outlets at this juncture point out any incongruity in the fact that the biggest industry supporters of the Bush administration are immersed in commerce with the Iraqi dictator designated a ‘Hitler’ by the administration. White House jawboning of foreign heads of state continues.

May 1-7, 2002:

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