Bush on al-Qaeda not being in Iraq until we invaded: "Yeah, that's right. So what?"

[Occam Bandage]

Bush: Clearly, one of the most important parts of my job because of 9/11 was to defend the security of the American people. There have been no attacks since I have been president, since 9/11. One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have been Iraq. This is where al Qaeda said they were going to take their stand. This is where al Qaeda was hoping to take ...

Raddatz: But not until after the U.S. invaded.

Bush: Yeah, that's right. So what? The point is that al Qaeda said they're going to take a stand. Well, first of all in the post-9/11 environment Saddam Hussein posed a threat. And then upon removal, al Qaeda decides to take a stand. And they're becoming defeated and I think history will say the world was better off without Saddam.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/BushLegacy/Story?id=6460837&page=2

Huh. I thought they gave up on the "OMG AL QAEDA" defense for launching the Iraq war around 2005. Apparently it's back, and so is the "always switch the subject of your sentences between al-Qaeda and Iraq/Saddam at every possible opportunity" rule. As is the "say something incredibly dismissive when called on it" rule.

[Aloha Spirit]

1. I hope Bush lives long enough to see what "history" says.

[glitch]

2. Where's my shoe?

Protest action I would like to see: every body piles their stinkiest shoes at the door of Bush's new house in Dallas.

[Cha]

3. That's why the little fucker is the most unpopular

asshole in American History. He's too stupid to be president(sic).