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I've already addressed this point earlier in the thread, in my post about Senator Feinstein.
To reiterate:
Matters of national security involve assessing reasonable risks (as opposed to the legal treatment of domestic criminals, for which the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt applies.) In the case of Iraq, Saddam's history of aggression, brutality towards his own people, efforts to procure and make WMDs, and ongoing ties to terrorist organizations created a risk that he could pass chemical or biological weapons to terrorists cells to use within the U.S.
This is the reason that Congress approved the war.
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