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The Saddam angle that was used as rationale for the war on Iraq and Bush's results...
Saddam: We know Iraq is an imminent threat to the U.S. Bush: Launches a U.S. "preemptive" shock-and-awe bombing of Iraq.
Saddam: We know he harbors WMD's, biological, and chemical weapons to be used against us. Bush: U.S. finds no WMD's and uses white phosphorous chemical weapons to "take" Feluja.
Saddam: He's lying to the U.N. weapons inspectors. He leaves us no choice. Bush: Lies to the American people, congress, and the world with fabricated intelligence to take us to war.
Saddam: He tortures his own people. We must intervene. Bush: Institutes obscene get-tough torture of Iraqi "detainees."
Saddam: If we don't go in, Iraq will become a breeding ground for terrorists who hate the U.S. Bush: Iraq becomes a breeding ground for terrorists who hate the U.S.
Saddam: Free of their ruthless dictator, Iraqis will flourish in a democracy we bestow upon them. Bush: Iraqis vote for an Islamic theocracy, begin a civil war, and Bush looks for a way to impose Chalabi as a ruthless dictator to secure the chaos.
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