February 5, 2004

"Imminent" Threat

Some people are saying Bush lied when he said that Iraq was an imminent threat. Here’s what he said during his 2003 SOTU.

Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option.

You may notice that Bush said we should act BEFORE the threat becomes imminent.

We did.

Posted by Ted at February 5, 2004 7:38 PM