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Originally Posted by Mantus
Quite simply, the statement means that Iraq is/was a direct threat to our way of life.
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That is assuredly a major talking point in many circles, however Bush said, "We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th. " in a press conference in September of 2003.
There was no legitimate reason to go into Iraq, according to Downing Street memos anyway. They needed to fix intelligence reports to sound credible enough to make the American people believe that Iraq and 9/11 were connected. They used terrorism and people's sense of fear due to 9/11 as the common thread.
I would feel much better if our efforts were focused on Bin Laden and his terrorist network, but Bush said in a press conference in March of 2002 after he was asked if he knew anything new about Bin Laden, "So I don't know where he(Bin Laden) is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him." So, 6 months after America is attacked, Bush just doesn't spend much time on him. Nice.