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Rumors are not irrelevent when they are used to sway public opinion to support a war that is on shaky footing. Why do you think we couldn't do much of anything about terrorism before 9/11? The pubic wouldn't go for it, and Congress was taking an isolationist stance towards foreign intervention. The public supported Afghanistan because of 9/11. They were hesitant on Iraq. Having the public behind him puts pressure on Congress to go along with it as well. And don't think I don't blame the cowardly Congress for going along with it.It also doesn't make it any less of a lie.Why was the rumor allowed to propogate until 6 months into the war when it was finally, officially squashed by Bush?To attempt to defend it is at best intellectually dishonest.
Rumors are not irrelevent when they are used to sway public opinion to support a war that is on shaky footing. Why do you think we couldn't do much of anything about terrorism before 9/11? The pubic wouldn't go for it, and Congress was taking an isolationist stance towards foreign intervention. The public supported Afghanistan because of 9/11. They were hesitant on Iraq. Having the public behind him puts pressure on Congress to go along with it as well. And don't think I don't blame the cowardly Congress for going along with it.
It also doesn't make it any less of a lie.
Why was the rumor allowed to propogate until 6 months into the war when it was finally, officially squashed by Bush?
To attempt to defend it is at best intellectually dishonest.
