Today’s first caller (not me) to The Ed Schultz Show noted that, contrary to his statements that “the administration never said that the 9-11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and al-Qaida,” President Bush made exactly that argument in his letter to Congress on March 21, 2003:
I have reluctantly concluded, along with other coalition leaders, that only the use of armed force will accomplish these objectives and restore international peace and security in the area. I have also determined that the use of armed force against Iraq 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 terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. United States objectives also support a transition to democracy in Iraq, as contemplated by the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338).