The Gang That Couldn't Lie Well

[mhr]

Hi All,

In a recent editorial, Pat Buchanan nails the folly and peril of Bush's Iraq adventure. Sometimes even conservatives get it right. His excerpted editorial follows with a link.

Given all that we have learned about the misrepresentations of this administration over the last few days, one wonders what can be believed anymore. Based on recent news, it sure looks like some serious back peddling is going on! A sampling of article links follow for your consumption and pleasure.

The worst president in history
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=5410

Bush: No Proof of Saddam Role in 9-11
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20030917/ap_on_go_r_wh/bush_saddam

Rumsfeld Sees No Link Between Iraq, 9/11
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030916/ap_on_re_mi_ea/rumsfed_iraq&cid=540&ncid=1480

Rice: U.S. Never Said Saddam Was Behind 9/11
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030917/pl_nm/iraq_usa_rice_dc&cid=615&ncid=1480

White House denies tying Iraq to September 11 attacks
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20030917/pl_afp/us_iraq_whouse&cid=1521&ncid=1473

Truth - Too little of it on Iraq
http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/4101486.html

Cheney link of Iraq, 9/11 challenged
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/09/16/cheney_link_of_iraq_911_challenged/

Oil services firm paid Cheney as VP
http://www.azstarnet.com/star/wed/30917Ncheney.html

Enjoy
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http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34598

Patrick J. Buchanan
September 15, 2003
World Net Daily

Wrong war in the wrong place

In making the case for staying the course in Iraq, the White House has begun invoking the specters of Somalia and Lebanon.

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Iraq is thus where we must stand and fight. For if we do not defeat the terrorists there, we will have to fight them in our cities.

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So runs the argument.

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But our enemies know us better than we know ourselves. We are reacting exactly as they anticipated and doing exactly what they want.

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By sending an American army to occupy Baghdad, the seat of the caliphate for 500 years, we played into al-Qaida's hands. We are where they want us.

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Now we are in a sand trap. And the question the president and Congress must answer is: Do we go in deeper?

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Whether Iraq is a democracy or dictatorship isn't our concern. Our concern should be: Does Iraq threaten America's vital interests? Before our invasion, we now know, it did not.

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Somewhere, Osama bin Laden is saying to himself, "Mission accomplished."