A few of the many times Dick Cheney made that very connection:
"I think there's overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between al-Qaeda and the Iraqi government." [National Public Radio, "Morning Edition," 1/22/04]
"If we're successful in Iraq… we will have struck a major blow right at the heart of the base… of the terrorists who have had us under assault now for many years, but most especially on 9/11." [NBC, Meet the Press, 11/14/03]
Salon.com reports this a.m. that another of Cheney's zingers was less than truthful:
Cheney's best line came midway through the debate. It just happened to be false. Minimizing Edwards' political experience, Cheney said: "The first time I ever met you was when you walked on the stage tonight." Edwards didn't call Cheney on it -- another missed opportunity -- but his wife did. Before Cheney left the debate stage, Elizabeth Edwards told the vice president that he had indeed met Edwards before, at a Senate prayer breakfast. Minutes after the debate ended, the Kerry-Edwards campaign circulated a photo showing Edwards and Cheney at the breakfast together.
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I love how critics of the administration say that Bush should've been able to 'put the dots together' on the 9/11 conspiracy; but nothing short of a picture of Saddam and bin Laden in front of a bunch of WMD is enough to convince them something was amiss in Iraq.
Was Saddam hiding terrorists that had killed Americans in the past, and were planning to kill Americans in the future? Yes
Was Saddam trying to acquire yellow cake from Nigeria? Yes
What did the left (and Buchanan) want to do about it? Absulfriggin' nothing.
Then what amazes me (well, not really) is that Edwards then turns around and acuses the administration of turning the Iran negotiations over to the Europeans, which is exactly how they thought Bush should've delt with Iraq!
BTW, I loved Cheney's response to finding out he had actually met Edwards: "oh yeah...". He may have met Edwards, but Edwards was entirely forgettable. It probably would've helped if Edwards had shown up for work every now and then.
Hey, how about that 'global test'? I'll be feeling plenty safer when the Frenchies get a veto on our national security!
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