Why do the US still think 9/11 had anything to do with IRAQ?

Answer 1

Kills two birds neatly with one stone for the idiot president who will be remembered as even more stupid than Reagan. And thats some achievement.

Answer 2

Nobody really thinks that anymore unless its someone way way way right. President Bush did acknowledge no link between 911 and Iraq. But the argument is that 'free' Iraq will help to prevent another 911.

Used to be Iraq had something to do 911, but now its 'free Iraq means better security for USA'

I'm not too sure about that, but I'll be pretty dang satisfied if Iraq can have 1 day without masscre in some school yard or market.

Answer 3

I can't say that I know anyone that thinks that Iraq had anything to do with 9/11. The US attacked Iraq because intelligence pointed to the Iraqi government attempting to obtain or already having WMD's and the possibility that the Iraqi government would turn over WMD's to terrorists to use against the US.

Answer 4

Don't forget that the only reason that we invaded Iraq was because Congress believed it had WMD. Not BUSH! CONGRESS voted to go to war! The Iraq war started a year and a half after 9/11. Maybe you should check where you get all your wacky information. Oh wait you get it from the liberal extremists, THATS WHY!

Lee obviously you know nothing about America, our military or the Iraq war. Maybe you will understand other dimwits like yourself.


"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security."—Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002."

"I am absolutely convinced that there are weapons...I saw evidence back in 1998 when we would see the inspectors being barred from gaining entry into a warehouse for three hours with trucks rolling up and then moving those trucks out."—Clinton’s Secretary of Defense William Cohen in April of 2003.

"Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people."—Tom Daschle in 1998.


"I will be voting to give the president of the United States the authority to use force - if necessary - to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."—John F. Kerry, Oct 2002.

Answer 5

Bush, 7 October address to Congress:

'Iraq produces and posesses chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons. It has given shelter and support to terrorism... We know al Qaeda and Iraq share a common enemy- the United States of America. We know that Iraq and al Qaeda have had some high-level contacts that go back a decade. Some al Qaeda leaders who fled Afghanistan went to Iraq. We've learnt that Iraq trained al Qaeda members in bomb-making and poisons and deadly gases. And we know that after September 11 Saddam Hussein's regime gleefully celebrated the terrorist attacks on America.'
Dick Cheney, 26 August 2002, Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention, Nashville:

Simply stated, there is no dounbt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us. And there is no doubt his aggressive regional ambitions will lead him into future confrontations with his neighbours.'

Former treasury secretary Paul O'Neill:

'From the very beginning (of Bush coming to power), there was a conviction that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go. From the very first instance, it was about Iraq. It was about what things we can do to change this regime. Day one, those things were laid and sealed.'

Paul Wolfowitz, May 2003 issue Vanity Fair:

'There was a long discussion during the day (meeting at Camp David a few days after 9/11) about what place if any Iraq should have in a counter-terrorist strategy. On the surface it appeared to be about not whether but when. There seemed to be a kind of agreement that yes it should be...'

Therefore Bush immediately was handed rhetoric that ignored the specific threat (bin Laden, al Qaeda, Wahabiism) and instead concentrated on abstract evil:

'The people who did this act on America and who may be planning further acts, are evil people. They don't represent an ideology, they don't represent a political group of people. They're flat evil. And as a nation of good folks (sic) we're going to hunt them down, and we're going to find them, and we're going to bring them to justice.'

Isn't it funny how conservatives who so easily have lies planted into their feeble minds as facts:
http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/index.php?p=410
... then equally 'forget' those facts, as seen above: 'Oh, Republican leaders NEVER thought that.... only that nasty Congress wanted war...'

Retards.

Answer 6

Well, think about this (Big Picture)
-From what part of the world did the current islamo facists terrorist of today come from?
-And what countries are in that part of the world?,
-And what kind of goverments and conditions of life do those countries have?
-And as a consequence of those screwed up goverments, what has happened to the people there, how have they been polirized, extremisided, etc?

You see, the entire region lack of Democracy, lack of a balanced goverments, poverty due to all those religious or secular dictators taking everything and the people having nothing, only oppresion has CREATED the conditions from which Osama and his pals come from!

Alqaeda has NOT come out of nothing....lol...I mean think about what has created it...well it is simple the region with all its religious extremism, which is connected to the lack of Democracy and Freedom there. I would sugest you people would visit so you would get the picture of what I am talking about, there is no hope, no dream od change , only dispair!

So tyrants like Saddam, the one in Iran, and Syria, etc have as mush to do with the extremism and terrorism been brewed over there as does Osama himself!
We may kill Osama tomorrow and perhaps some of his high liutenants, but if we do NOT change the conditions of neglet and desperation in that part of the wordl we WILL have another Osama take his place in a hear beat, GUARANTEED!!!!

Read my blog for a more extensive analysis:
http://louis-ltpsite.blogspot.com/

So we had to invade Iraq all along, and we have to take care of Syria, Iran, do something about the extremism in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, etc, because until we do, we will have more extremist emerge out of those masses of people that see NO way out of their miserable lives other than become extremists and fighters.

Simple!

Answer 7

US was paranoid about 9/11 and it is that reason that they attacked Iraq because they accused it for harboring and supporting terrorists.

Answer 8

Maybe you are ill informed. The atrocity on the US was performed by terrorists from Iraq, Syria Jordan, Egypt and on and on. Middle east is resposible collectively. Go ahead and say otherwise. I am waiting.Get a clue.

Answer 9

Because the Bush White House keeps beating them over the head with that lie. It's the old "Tell a lie and tell it often enough and people will believe it".

Answer 10

They watch Fox News, listen to Rush Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, etc. and they are fed distorted view of reality, which only covers the talking points of the RNC. There is an interesting study recently put out that said that the most knowledgeable about current events/politics were watchers of the Daily Show/Colbert Report (#1) and the second to least most informed were those who watched Fox News (#15 out of 16 outlets). Eh, I thought is was ironic.

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."—G.W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005