Gerhard Schroeder has accused former President George W Bush of "not telling the truth" in his memoirs over claims that the former German chancellor had broken his word over support for the Iraq invasion. In his book "Decision Points", published this week, Mr Bush writes that he told Mr Schroeder in an Oval Office meeting on 31st January 2002 that he was determined to make diplomacy work but he would invade Iraq if all else failed.
Mr Schroeder responded to Mr Bush's claims, accusing him of "not telling the truth". In a statement, he confirmed that he had told Mr Bush he would "stand reliably on the side of the US" if it was confirmed that Iraq was sheltering those responsible for the September 11 terrorist attacks.
"But this link, as it became clear during 2002, was false and contrived. This goes for reasons [for the invasion] given by Bush and [then vice-president Dick] Cheney too.
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