According to Bob Woodward's new book, Bush and Blair were set on having former CIA and MI6 agent Iyad Allawi elected as Iraqi President. Bush apparently couldn't swing a CIA operation in the US, so he hollered "Yo Blair":
That is when, according to Woodward, President Bush turned to British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He reportedly assured Bush that he would take care of the matter. He dispatched two operatives to Baghdad to aid the election campaign of Allawi, then heading the Iraqi National Alliance composed primarily of secular Shias.
Quoting Dilip Hiro at CiF
How did these operatives aid the campaign? Woodward's allegations suggest Blair was at the steering wheel of this. Questions to answer.
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