White House Iraq Group

The task force was set up by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card and chaired by Karl Rove to coordinate all of the executive branch elements in the run-up to the war in Iraq.

However, it is widely speculated that the intention of the task force was "escalation of rhetoric about the danger that Iraq posed to the U.S., including the introduction of the term 'mushroom cloud'" [1].

Soon after WHIG was formed, the Bush administration's claims about the danger Iraq posed escalated significantly: The members of the White House Iraq Group include: [8][9] In response to the yellowcake forgery issue, the White House Iraq Group devised a strategy[10] to combat critics: "There is a strategy now, devised by White House communications director Dan Bartlett, Mary Matalin, a former aide to Vice President Cheney, and former Bush aide Karen Hughes.

From British Report:[citation needed] From our examination of the intelligence and other material on Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from Africa, we have concluded that: a.

Records and notes of White House Iraq Group activities were subpoenaed by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald as part of the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.