The implied 9-11-Iraq connection.(Worth Repeating)

In their public statements, President Bush and other administration officials repeatedly juxtaposed references to the September 11 terrorist attacks to those of Saddam Hussein, thereby planting the idea of u September 11-Iraq link without actually saying it. But on September 17, 2003, Mr. Bush acknowledged that the administration had no evidence of Iraqi involvement in those attacks.

"[T]he strategic view of America changed after September the 11th. We must deal with threats before they hurt the American people again. And as I have said repeatedly, Saddam Hussein would like nothing more than to use a terrorist network to attack and to kill and leave no fingerprints behind."

--President George W. Bush answering a question, January 31, 2003

"If the world fails to confront the threat posed by the Iraqi regime, refusing to use force, even as a last resort, free nations would assume immense and unacceptable risks. The attacks of September the 11th, 2001 showed what the enemies of America did with four airplanes. We will not wait to see what terrorists or terrorist states could do with weapons of mass destruction."

--President George W. Bush press conference, March 6, 2003

"We've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with the September 11th [attacks]."

--President George W. Bush answering a question, September 17, 2003