Capitol condemns Bush's Iraq war
President Bush is currently defending his foreign policy in a series of speeches
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Friday, 08, Sep 2006 08:50
US president George Bush's entire rationale behind the 2003 invasion of Iraq has been undermined by a report of the Senate's intelligence committee.
The report found little evidence to link Iraq's ousted dictator, Saddam Hussein, with al-Qaida.
It found similarly scant evidence to suggest that Saddam was recommencing his nuclear programme or pursuit of chemical and biological weapons.
Despite being confronted with such a hostile report just two months before this autumn's crucial congressional elections, the Bush administration has responded by arguing that Iraq was a threat prior to Saddam and remains a threat to stability in the war on terror.
In an interview with ABC News last night, President Bush said: " I understand that people ask: How can this be a connection between the war on terror… when Saddam didn't order the attacks? I understand that concern because he didn't order the attacks. The enemy however believes that Iraq is a war on terror. Bin Laden has called Iraq central to the war on terror."
"The president's job is to confront a threat. Saddam was clearly a threat – he was a sponsored killer. He was shooting at American airlines. He was given a last chance – and it was his job to make [that choice]."