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To: i-node who wrote (480350)	5/13/2009 12:56:13 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572555

"At no time did Bush state that 9/11 was in any way caused by Iraq." No, he didn't. But, as I noted, he talked about the two in the same speeches, often putting them together in the same sentence. Unless you paid close attention the message was "9/11...Saddam". And that is what the Fox viewers picked up on. His minions were often not as careful. But, that was typical. Smirk would make a speech that technically was truthful, or at least not too far off. But the speeches glossed over things and/or just sort of put two different things together as to give the appearance he is actually saying something else. Other R's would jump in, and the further they were from the president, the more likely they would put the two together. Which is how the lies got propagated without Bush actually saying it. The speech writers were pretty skilled and this sort of idea planting.

To: i-node who wrote (480350)	5/13/2009 12:58:49 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572555

It was a carefully constructed conflation of 9/11 and Saddam. Bush never directly said that Saddam was responsible, he just talked about 9/11 and then talked about Saddam, over and over, as did all members of his administration and extended network of neocons and right wing press. Which resulted in 70% of Americans believing Saddam was behind or in some way connected to 9/11. Bush wouldn't be invading Iraq otherwise..right? He's knows more than WE do..