Chalabi bursts Neocons bubble:"I don’t think that there are any Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq

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HH: Thank you for joining us on the Hugh Hewitt Show, Dr. Chalabi, former deputy prime minister of Iraq, and now head of the Iraqi Services Committee. Is political reconciliation occurring in Iraq, Dr. Chalabi?

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HH: Do you think Iran has been smuggling improvised explosive devices and Revolutionary Guards into Iraq for the purposes of killing American troops?

AC: I don’t know. I don’t think that there are any Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq. About the weapons, I don’t know. I have no idea. The U.S. says they have, and they have produced various pictures of them. But I can’t tell, but I don’t think that this is the issue.

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HH: I want to look backwards before we look forwards, Dr. Chalabi. What’s your assessment of George W. Bush?

AC: President Bush had the courage to take on Saddam and remove him from power. By this, he did a great service to the Iraqi people, and he did, I think historically, a very important thing by showing that a country which is ruled by dictators in the Middle East can move forward towards a constitution and democracy, and a pluralistic system of government. But then Bush committed also a major mistake, subsequent to the liberation of Iraq, and earlier, also. I believe that making the weapons of mass destruction issue the focus of the American military action in Iraq was a mistake. I believe that the occupation was a major mistake. And I believe that the various choices that were made in choosing Iraqi leaderships, also, were somewhat erroneous. But now, President Bush, I think, has learned something from the past, and he has a more realistic assessment of the capabilities of Iraqis in doing various things. And I think that the legacy of President Bush in Iraq, historically, will be positive.

HH: What did happen? What’s your opinion of what happened to Saddam’s WMD, Dr. Chalabi?

AC: This issue is false. And it is not useful to get involved in speculating at this time on this issue. There are so many myths regarding, now, the WMD of Saddam, and it’s an issue that has become so visceral. I don’t think it’s useful for me to comment on it now.