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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
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The argument seems to be that Bush II and Clinton both thought that Iraq posed the same threat to U.S. interests, but that Bush had the resolve and
cojones to do something about it. This is supposed to absolve Bush of all blame for the fact that so much of the case for war turned out not to be true.
The argument is just plain stupid. Bush I and Clinton followed the containment strategy. In their assessment, the costs and risks associated with invading Iraq were not worth the projected benefits. Bush II plainly evaluated the situation differently. In his public statements, he made the case that Iraq was linked to Al Qaeda, and that Iraq threatened the U.S. with WMD. We now know this was wrong.
