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Originally posted by bilmore
Yes, when we went to war we thought that the threat was more immediate than it has proven to be. We still think it was a good decision because we got that bastard dictator out.
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I saw this post, and missed the next one. I thought you were conceding the imminent point here.
Iraq is "a serious threat to our country, to our friends and to our allies."
Vice President Dick Cheney, 1/31/03
"Iraq poses a serious and mounting threat to our country. His regime has the design for a nuclear weapon, was working on several different methods of enriching uranium, and recently was discovered seeking significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, 1/29/03
"The Iraqi regime is a threat to any American. ... Iraq is a threat, a real threat."
President Bush, 1/3/03
OK, so the threat from Iraq was "serious," "mounting," and "real," but not "imminent"? Got it.
"Well, of course he is.
White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett responding to the question is Saddam an imminent threat to U.S. interests, either in that part of the world or to Americans right here at home?, 1/26/03
Oops -- thought I had it, but I guess not.
