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Iraq
President Bush Makes it Official
2003-03-19
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
March 18, 2003

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

Consistent with section 3(b) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), and based on information available to me, including that in the enclosed document, I determine that:

(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic and other peaceful means alone will neither (A) adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq nor (B) likely lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and

(2) acting pursuant to the Constitution and Public Law 107-243 is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH
Posted by:Steve

#11  Dar...here's a great quote I think you'll appreciate:

Trying to teach a liberal linear thinking is like trying to teach a pig to sing. At the end of your effort, all you'll have to show for it is a sore throat and a confused pig"
- Emperor Misha I.
Posted by: mjh   2003-03-19 13:13:36  

#10  Gawd, I love liberals! Point out they've misunderstood something, they'll call it a trick, and then they'll toss in some bizarre, off-the-wall metaphor that's supposed to pass as logic.

I stand here in awe of your superior reasoning!
Posted by: Dar Steckelberg   2003-03-19 12:58:08  

#9  Check out Jayna Davis and Laurie Mylroie. And Jim Hoagland 3/9 WP piece. The theories haven't been disproven.

Posted by: Anonymous   2003-03-19 12:34:37  

#8  It's the same old trick. Mentioning two things in a sentence that have no connection still associates the two.
Re "terrorist sponsor nation"... the U.S. should be very busy the next decades. Sooner or later it will run out of money. Because other nations that are heavily invested in the U.S. economy might not want to "sponsor" the U.S. wars anymore. And with a 1.8 trillion deficit looming things might get rough for the U.S.
You know what you get when you try to squash a fly on a window with a sledgehammer?
Two things: A broken window... and a fly happily buzzing around.
Happy hunting USA
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-03-19 12:30:16  

#7  jrosevear's right, Anon. Read it more closely. He's not saying Iraq is directly responsible for 9/11. He's saying it's a terrorist sponsor nation and will be treated as such, like the ones directly responsible for 9/11.
Posted by: Dar Steckelberg   2003-03-19 11:55:22  

#6  Read it more carefully (and/or read the original resolution). Basically, as I read it, W's required to certify (1) that diplomacy failed, and (2) that attacking Iraq won't make it impossible for us to continue to prosecute the GWoT (that's the "is consistent with" bit).
Posted by: jrosevear   2003-03-19 11:37:27  

#5  How did Iraq aid 9/11? Did Florida "aid" them too because a school taught people how to fly without landing? Hamburg because they lived there? The INS because it gave them visas?
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-03-19 11:31:14  

#4  So did Iraq plan, authorize, commit, or aid the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001????????????

Aid? Yes. Directly and provably today? No. Stay tuned though.
Posted by: Parabellum   2003-03-19 11:24:04  

#3  So did Iraq plan, authorize, commit, or aid the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001????????????
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-03-19 10:57:36  

#2  Looks like a balloon to me...
Posted by: jrosevear   2003-03-19 10:51:22  

#1  So did Iraq plan, authorize, commit, or aid the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001????????????
Posted by: Anonymous   3/19/2003 10:57:36 AM  

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