83^rd in continuing blog series on the administration push to war. The White House continues to try to shift emphasis away from its prior claims about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. Meanwhile, the administration continues to safeguard U.S. control of Iraqi oil.
April 28-30, 2003:

Apr. 28, 2003 – Bush discusses Iraq in a speech at a defense factory in Dearborn, Michigan:

“Right now, engineers are on the ground working with Iraqi experts to restore power, and fix broken water pipes in Baghdad and other cities. We're working with the International Red Cross, the Red ...   more »