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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (106129)7/17/2003 8:32:32 PM
From: Sully-  Read Replies (3) of 281500
 
Jacob, could you link me to a few direct quotes from
Administration officials prior to the war where "imminent
threat" was used in the context of Iraq being an "imminent
threat" to the US, the region, etc.

In the State of the Union Address, I see one use
of "imminent" that cannot in any way be construed to be
Bush claiming the US needs to act to an "imminent threat"
from Iraq. In fact it clearly seems that Bush warned
against waiting until there was an imminent threat.
<font size=4>
....Some have said we must not act until the threat is
imminent.<font size=3> 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. Trusting in the sanity
and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it
is not an option.....
whitehouse.gov
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However, the following days (after the SOTUA) many
democrats used the word "imminent" & "imminent threat"
quite a bit in expressing their concerns. These democrats
spoke as though Bush had raised concerns of Iraq posing
an "imminent threat".<font size=3>

Perception is reality...... regardless of the facts. Right
now I think the democrats created this perception by using
those words frequently & attributing it to Bush. Perhaps
you can straighten me out on this.

TIA
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