The lies continue: How US supporters of the invasion attempt to rewrite history.

In light of the disastrous consequences of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the majority of Americans – along with prominent political leaders, journalists and others – acknowledge that was the wrong policy choice. Few, however, are willing to acknowledge it was also illegal. Furthermore, there is little acknowledgement that Bush administration officials who planned the war and members of Congress who authorized it were informed beforehand by academics, State Department specialists and countless others of the likely negative consequences of an invasion and occupation but chose to ignore it. And a number of prominent supporters of the invasion have attempted to rewrite history to cover up for their culpability, particularly prominent Democratic senators who subsequently became their party's nominee for president and went on to serve in higher offices – John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]