The Road to the Iraq War | 5. Four Dicks (and Vice President Cheney)

Slow Burn

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News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Politics

4.6 • 25.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Four men in Congress—two from each party—helped determine whether President George W. Bush would be given the authority to invade Iraq. All of them were named Dick. Which of these Dicks scrutinized the case for war the most closely? And who was making obvious political calculations? Want more Slow Burn? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately access all episodes of Slow Burn (and your other favorite Slate podcasts) completely ad-free. Plus, you’ll unlock subscriber-exclusive bonus episodes that bring you behind-the-scenes on the making of the show. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 5 of Slow Burn is produced by Noreen Malone, Jayson De Leon, and Sophie Summergrad. Mixing by Merritt Jacob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.0	There's a famous photograph from nine days after 9-11.
0:33.4	George W Bush is hugging Senator Tom Dachell,
0:36.4	a South Dakota Democrat who was then the majority leader.
0:39.6	They're surrounded by clapping congressmen and generals,
0:42.1	and the two men are staring right at each other.
0:44.4	It looks like Dachel is saying something reassuring.
0:47.2	The hug became a big deal. A sign that after the terror attacks,
0:52.4	politics was on hold.
0:54.0	I hadn't been particularly close to President Bush before that.
0:58.0	In fact, many of us were very disappointed with the way the Supreme Court had ruled on his election and so 9-11 changed
1:06.3	that for a period of time and that hug reflected that change.
1:10.2	You became close after 9-11?
1:12.2	Well I don't know if we became close, but we became close after 9-11? Well I don't know if we became close but we became closer.
1:16.1	House Minority Leader Dick Gephart was having regular conversations with Bush too.
1:20.7	So were the top congressional Republicans, Trent Lott, and Dennis Haster. They became known as the
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