Israel partisans in the Bush administration played a central role in pushing the U. S. into the disastrous Iraq war. The video gives specifics and cites the following resources: White Man s Burden, by Ari Shavit, Ha aretz, April 3, 2003: Perles of Wisdom for the Feithful, by Akiva Eldar, Ha aretz, October 1, 2002: