BUSH: IRAQ HAD NO WMD, NO CONNECTION TO 9/11

From Crooks and Liars:

BUSH: Part of the reason we went into Iraq...uh, was, uh...the main reason we went into Iraq, at the time, was we thought he had weapons of mass destruction. Turns out he didn't, but he had the capacity to make weapons of mass destruction.

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BUSH: The terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East. They were …

QUESTION: What did Iraq have to do with that?

BUSH: What did Iraq have to do with what?

QUESTION: The attacks upon the World Trade Center.

BUSH: Nothing. . . . .Except for it’s part of — and nobody’s ever suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack. Iraq was a — Iraq — the lesson of September the 11th is: Take threats before they fully materialize

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As C&L observes, the notion that the Bush administration never suggested a link between Iraq and 9/11 is as much of a crock of shit as the bogus connection itself: the whole gang tirelessly pushed the link, again and again, which is why so many Americans, which includes numerous US military personnel ultimately used as cannon fodder over there, believed the invasion was some sort of justified retaliation. Our President is a fucking liar, and these lies aren't about blowjobs. They're lies that have caused inestimable death and suffering, lies that have wildly increased the threat of terrorism that he was supposed to be combating. I'm so sick of this shit. You know, it's nice that Bush continues to admit that there were never any WMDs in Iraq, that they were wrong, but why the hell do so many Americans continue to think otherwise? Because they tell the truth out of one side of their mouths and continue to lie out the other. Fucking bastards.

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