WAKE UP DU! Where is Iraq in the 911 report!

[quilp]

Bush invaded, killed thousands, and still occupies Iraq. All because, he tells us, of 911. Wouldn't you think Iraq would be very prominent in the 911 report? But it isn't. Don't you think you should ask why? Isn't the 911 report proof positive Bushco has been lying from the beginning? Yet I have yet to hear a single Democrat make that obvious point!

[whoYaCallinAlib]

1. Wake up quilp!

We knew a LONG time ago that Bush lied about Iraq and 9-11. Where have you been?

[quilp]

5. I know WE knew it, but the 911 report PROVES it!

There has never been more damning proof than this. The report should have had Iraq in every sentence. How could that genius Karl Rove made so colossal a blunder?

[whoYaCallinAlib]

6. We didn't need any proof. Bush NEVER MADE THE CASE!!

It was up to him to prove a connection between Iraq and 9-11. He never did. Therefore, he lied. What other proof do you need?

[quilp]

10. The 911 report SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CASE

But it didn't. That's the point. That's the case the Dems should be making right now. Very loud and very clear. Especially Dean.

[whoYaCallinAlib]

11. Your point is he lied, right? Great!

Bush lied. Everyone knows that. You didn't need the 9-11 report to tell you that. All you needed was common sense.

[quilp]

12. Are you reading my posts?

My point is not that Bush lied. My point is no Democrat is using this Godsend, the 911 report. to hammer it home to the UNCONVINCED. The Republicans have made an enormous blunder. Can you imagine what use they would make of this report if Clinton was in the White House? No wonder they keep on winning.

[diamond14]

2. is the word "Iraq" even in the report? nt

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[tinnypriv]

3. It is in several times

* Most in reference to "Southern Watch", the no-fly zone enforcement.

* Once to the alleged Atta meeting (discredited in the next sentence).

* Once to an "alleged" pilot training facility which U.S. intelligence essentially determined was "highly unlikely" to be real, the info probably being "disinformation".

There are no references to Iraqi involvement in 9/11 other than this.

[quilp]

8. If you were a prosecutor trying Bush for illegal warfare against Iraq

wouldn't you be happy to go into court with this report under your arm? I just can't understand why the Dem candidates aren't all over this.

[Cush]

4. It was mentioned on tv today

on the McLaughlin Group. McLaughlin himslef group it up, saying that it revealed no ties between Iraq/Bin Laden.

[Redleg]

7. Excellent observation!

I haven't read the report but I will take your word for it.

[LiberalLibra]

9. Try this, it is as close as you are going to get to the whole report

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=85626&mesg_id=85626&page=

[tomp]

13. i thinkn your point is excellent.

why aren't any dems running with this? i know it was pointed out in certain news summaries of the report that the iraq connection to 9/11 was not made. and, in fact, at least one other country (govt) WAS NAMED as complicit in aiding the alleged terrorists.

bush was trying to make the connection to iraq as justification for war and now it is seen to be another lie. where's the outrage?

[quilp]

15. You would think Bush would have used the 911 report to justify the war.

It is an amazing gift to the Dems that Bush failed to do this. I guess he was too concerned to keep the Saudis out to remember to put the Iraqis in. Dean, who has always opposed the war, could use this to most effect.

[never cry wolf]

17. i think that you will find...

...that bush never actually claimed iraq was responsible for 9/11. even in their rush for justification they never came out and said it. they did try to imply it in many different ways by using 9/11 and iraq or sadaam in the same snetence, saying he harbored terrorists, stating that there was contact with al quaida going back over a decade (and there was, a decade ago and none proven since.)

they DID try to mislead the public into associating iraq and sadaam with 9/11 and they did a great job, i believe i last read like 40% of the country still believe that. i was paying very close attention to their claims at the time and they never tried to foist this one on us directly. the proof that the 9/11 report discloses that iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 or al quaida DOES need to be shouted from the rooftops but i am afraid that it cannot be pinned as a bush lie.

but we can wake up the public from their slumber and that 40% may just say, hunh, gollleeee, but i thout that dern saydam did it. wha the hell we doing over there aniways.

[tomp]

14. p.s.: just realized, cleland is talking about it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=35954&mesg_id=35954&page=

[gulliver]

16. Yes. He says the Bushies delayed it specifically because...

... the report did not support their war push.