Helen Thomas: Bush falls back on 'lame justification' for Iraq war

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President Bush has fallen back on a "lame justification" for the war in Iraq, writes Hearst Newspapers' senior White House correspondent Helen Thomas in a column slated for Thursday's papers, RAW STORY has learned.

"The Bush administration is relying on a slender thread to justify its disastrous war in Iraq: Saddam Hussein is now in jail," writes Thomas.

"'The world is safer because Saddam Hussein is no longer in power,' President Bush insists, because 'he was a clear threat,'" notes Thomas.

But "Bush's rationalization comes up lame, given the administration's reluctant and deferred acknowledgement that Saddam had nothing to do with the 9-11 terrorist attacks and especially in view of the mounting casualty tolls of American service members and Iraqi civilians," Thomas' column continues.

Excerpts from Thomas' column:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Helen_Thomas_Bush_falls_back_on_0913.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. So true Helen nm

[whistle]

2. Way to go Helen

:bounce: :woohoo: :applause: :kick:

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Read the PNAC letters about Iraq from 1997. Saddam had to go

regardless of WMD. It was 100% guaranteed with the election of jr.

[stellanoir]

4. gotta love Helen

K & R'd

[MasonJar]

5. We love you, Helen.

[tpsbmam]

6. Who remembers......

Helen WAY back? I'm old enough to remember her through....oh I don't know, a bajillion administrations. I can remember as a kid just wanting her to shut up (yup, we were a news-watching family even back when we only had a b/w television and I was having to ask what everything meant)! Now.....I look forward to hearing her and reading her. And I occasionally stand up and cheer her!

[NMDemDist2]

11. welcome to DU tpsbmam!

:hi:

we DUers sent Helen 12 dozen roses last year for her question to chimpie in one of the rare press conferences

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=803569

[CatWoman]

7. K&R

:kick:

[oblivious]

8. "Saddam was a clear threat." Unbelievable he can still say that.

It has been proved beyond any doubt to be a lie.

And how many jouranlists or politicians will demand impeachment. A handful?

[rodeodance]

9. His speechwriters merely dipped into his campaign speeches.

[Olney Blue]

10. Kicked and recommended.

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12. Helen Thomas: Bush's Lame Justification for Iraq

from the Falls Church news
Go Helen!

http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=217&Itemid=35