Clarke: Iraq war an 'enormous mistake'

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/26/clarke.iraq.ap/index.html

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ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- The invasion of Iraq was an "enormous mistake" that is costing untold lives, strengthening al Qaeda and breeding a new generation of terrorists, former White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke said Saturday.

"We did exactly what al Qaeda said we would do -- invade and occupy an oil-rich Arab country that wasn't threatening us in any way," Clarke said before giving the keynote address at the American Library Association's annual convention in Orlando.

"The hatred that has been engendered by this invasion will last for generations."

Clarke, a counterterrorism adviser to the past three presidents, wrote the book "Against All Enemies," which strongly criticizes the Bush administration for making Iraq a top priority and for underestimating warnings about al Qaeda before the September 11, 2001, attacks.

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1. We knew it was a "mistake" before it

happened!

So Clarke thinks having the Saudis in the movie was a mistake, too.

Because he understood how they would want to get their families out..Too bad..they could be protected and questioned..just because they own 7% of America.