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Iraq and terror

First, the administration has never said that there was an imminent threat from Iraq. If anyone can prove otherwise, please do. The fact is, Dubya said specifically that there wasn’t. Second, this whole they implied it nonsense is a bit silly.

However an Iraqi paper has published that Hussein provided training for Al Qaeda. In fact, there are many links connecting Iraq to terrorists. Go here and scroll away. So, it seems they may have been an imminent threat, albeit indirectly.

Update: Oops. I misspoke (mistyped?) above. I said link with al Qaeda and meant imminent threat. I was reading a bunch of different things and used the wrong terms. Apologies.

5 Responses to “Iraq and terror”

  1. tgirsch Says:

    Go forth and read. Specifically:

    Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda.

    If Bush saying “Hussein aids and protects al-Qaeda” isn’t explicitly stating there’s a link, then I don’t know what would be.

  2. tgirsch Says:

    A much more detailed analysis by Daniel Drezner.

  3. tgirsch Says:

    Why is the “they implied it” nonsense silly? What part of “We don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud” isn’t implying an imminent threat?

  4. tgirsch Says:

    My first post no longer makes sense, now that you’ve made your correction. Go ahead and delete my first post (and this one, while you’re at it. 😉 )

  5. Manish Says:

    this whole they implied it nonsense is a bit silly

    Polls have consistantly shown that 70% of the American population thought that Saddam was personally involved in planning 9/11 and the Administration did nothing (until recently) to dispell that notion. At the end of the day, many people supported the war based on a misunderstanding of the facts.

    At the same time many people like yourself knew that Saddam wasn’t involved in 9/11 and still supported the war.

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