The New York Times thinks you are a complete idiot. They have to. Why else would they feel free to publish this nonsense.
Enough is enough, we get it, you hate President Bush! That doesn't mean you have to treat us like we are stupid!
In his article today Iraqi Officials Ask For Aid For Global War On Terror writer Paul von Zielbauer tells us: New York Slimes
BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 30 — Two high-ranking Iraqi government officials said Sunday that their country was fighting international terrorists on its own soil on behalf of other countries and should, as a result, be compensated with economic and military assistance.
Their comments suggested an emerging strategy from the fragile coalition government to portray Iraq as the global front line against terrorism and make a case for international aid.
Starts off reasonable, then a few paragraphs later we get this:
The comments by the two Iraqi officials, the national security adviser and a deputy prime minister, echo the argument adopted by the Bush administration after the invasion in 2003 to justify its actions after its original contention that Saddam Hussein possessed unconventional weapons proved unfounded.
What? Bush decided Iraq was part of the war on terror after the invasion?
Paul, let me introduce you to the Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq dated October, 2002:
Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;
Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;
Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of American citizens;
Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001 underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;
Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;
Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and
(2) acting pursuant to this resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorists attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
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That's TEN paragraphs in the one and only legal document in which the US Congress gave the President the authorization to go to war in Iraq. Ten paragraphs about Iraq being part of the war on terrorism. Yet Paul tells you terrorism wasn't part of the case for war.
Either Paul is a moron or...
He thinks you are...
By the way, the commander of the National Ground Intelligence said we did find WMD in Iraq, Paul missed that little bit as well.
See it for yourself
Israel has made a brilliant move. Let the world see the proof that Hizbollah is using civilians as human shields. There is absolutely no other reason why this rocket launcher would be firing from where it is. It would make much more sense to do this in a location without a major obstruction. But then they wouldn't be able to get civilians martyred for Allah. H/T American Thinker
See right hand column video hizbollah use of civilian shields
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