McCain Links Iraq War To 9/11

Via the Huffington Post:

Asked by the host whether he agreed with Barack Obama that "the Iraq
war had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks of 9/11," McCain
replied:

"No. We invaded a country that every intelligence agency said was
developing weapons of mass destruction. Think of Saddam Hussein in
power with oil at 100 dollars a barrel, and all that entails with his
commitment which when after he was captured, he stated categorically
that he would acquire weapons of mass destruction, and he would use
them wherever he could. Now, Iraq--"

"But he had nothing to do with 9/11," the hosted interjected.

"He had a lot to do with invading his neighbor Kuwait, and we had to
go to war and fight there," McCain replied. "He had a lot to do with
using weapons of mass destruction, he used them previously, so there's
no doubt about his commitment to get them."

Monday, October 13, 2008