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Re: to be fair Oddly, I can't find any myself.
I checked the website you posted, but I didn't find any direct quote where Iraq was referred to as an "immenient threat". If I overlooked one, please clarify.
I did not a number of posts that were second hand references to imminent threats, such as:
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"Absolutely."
• White House spokesman Ari Fleischer answering whether Iraq was an "imminent threat," 5/7/03
But without knowing the question (which is not linked) I cannot make a judgement on the answer.
Here is what Bush said:
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Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late.
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| Have no idea if the exact words "immanent threat" were used but Bush more than once told the American people that Saddam was a real and current threat to us and we needed to do something about it before it was too late. He stressed the urgency of dealing with Iraq pretty clearly from what I remember back then. |
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| I do not argue that he stressed the urgancy of dealing with Iraq, but my understanding was it was important to deal with Iraq before it became an imminent threat, as he said quite clearly in his State of the Union address. |
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 nobodhiI AmPremium
join:2003-09-10
Holland, MI | said by joebear29:I do not argue that he stressed the urgancy of dealing with Iraq, but my understanding was it was important to deal with Iraq before it became an imminent threat, as he said quite clearly in his State of the Union address. Bullshit semantics. As soon as they came out with their lies about Saddam being able to launch drone planes filled with chemical or biological weapons over the U.S. which could hit us within 15 minutes the actual use of the words "imminent threat" has become a moot point on one side and a pure, unadulterated Slick Willy doubletalk deflection on the other.
Either way, your people are criminals.
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om mani padme hum ~~ Dr. Domino Dominorum et Rex Rexarum Simplis Christianus Pueris Mentalis Doktor, M.D., Ph.D. ~~ |
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