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'This nation is about to embark upon the first test of a revolutionary doctrine applied in an extraordinary way at an unfortunate time. The doctrine of preemption -- the idea that the United States or any other nation can legitimately attack a nation that is not imminently threatening but may be threatening in the future -- is a radical new twist on the traditional idea of self defense. It appears to be in contravention of international law and the UN Charter. And it is being tested at a time of world-wide terrorism, making many countries around the globe wonder if they will soon be on our -- or some other nation's -- hit list.'
-U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, Feb. 12, 2003
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'It was bad enough for the U.S. to have endured the intelligence failures that led to Sept. 11; it's another thing to know that 18 months, billions of dollars and untold numbers of bombs later that Osama bin Laden and most of his top advisers remain on the loose. This failure ought to be thrown daily in Mr. Bush's face, but he has diverted attention to Iraq, where the United States is about to make a mistake of historic proportions.'
-Jeffrey Simpson in The Globe and Mail, 18 Feb 2003
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 Sunday, 21 March 2004
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Rumsfeld urged Iraqi invasion a day after 9/11
"Rumsfeld was saying we needed to bomb Iraq,[per thou] Mr. Clarke said. [base "]We all said, [OE]But no, no, al-Qaeda is in Afghanistan.'"
Mr. Clarke, who is expected to testify Tuesday before a federal panel reviewing the attacks, said Mr. Rumsfeld complained in the meeting that [base "]there aren't any good targets in Afghanistan and there are lots of good targets in Iraq.[per thou]
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Frankly, I find it outrageous that the President is running for re-election on the grounds that he's done such great things about terrorism,[per thou] Mr. Clarke told CBS. [base "]He ignored it. He ignored terrorism for months, when maybe we could have done something."
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