'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq?'

Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by oh_sigh on Saturday September 11, 2021 @01:20PM (#28493766)

I always assumed GWB just wanted to invade Iraq and used whatever he could get his hands on as an excuse. There still would "be" WMDs in Iraq even regardless of 9/11.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by kevin_thibedeau on Saturday September 11, 2021 @01:24PM (#28493810)

He may well have believed the whispers in his ear from the war hawks. There was a systematic process of presenting him with distorted information.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by bawolff on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:59PM (#28495923)

Even if that's true, isn't that an even more damning statement about him as a president? That he wasn't even in control?

The way canadian and American intelligence came to different conclusions about the same data is suggestive though.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by tw04 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @07:07PM (#28496938)

>Even if that's true, isn't that an even more damning statement about him as a president? That he wasn't even in control?

That just kind of fits the narrative pre-9/11. I think a lot of people forget what a lame duck President he was considered prior to and even just after 9/11. There’s 0 chance he would have won a second term if there were an election on 9/10/01 - I think it’s what gave a lot of the conspiracy theories legs.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by epoxyhockey on Saturday September 11, 2021 @05:16PM (#28496114)

It could also have been as simple as Saddam had once tried to assassinate GW's daddy and GW was ok with anything detrimental to Iraq's leadership.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by 3r3rni9 on Saturday September 11, 2021 @06:03PM (#28496480)

In case younger readers are unaware, this really may have been a motive in itself — GWB was famously quoted saying “he tried to kill my Dad”.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by sgt on Saturday September 11, 2021 @03:31PM (#28495094)

Agreed. I believe (still) that GWB jr is and was a good person at heart.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by dragonwriter on Saturday September 11, 2021 @07:31PM (#28497095)

> Agreed. I believe (still) that GWB jr is and was a good person at heart.

Who is GWB jr?

George Walker Bush, the 43rd President, is not a junior, and has no son of the same name.

His father, the 41st President, was George Herbert Walker Bush.

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by sgt on Sunday September 12, 2021 @04:23AM (#28499473)

GWB Jr is George Walker Bush. I have heard him referred to as Jr many times. It seems that is indeed incorrect... thanks!

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by LatteLazy on Saturday September 11, 2021 @02:25PM (#28494439)

Probably, but who would have listened to him? He was well on his way to being a 1 term president who did nothing...

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Re:'The world 9/11 created: What if the U.S. had not invaded... by vondur on Saturday September 11, 2021 @06:17PM (#28496578)

I assumed he wanted to get back at Saddam Hussein for trying to assassinate his father.

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