Panetta ties war in Iraq to 9/11 attack

[Forkboy]

BAGHDAD - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta yesterday appeared to justify the US invasion of Iraq as part of the war against Al Qaeda, an argument made by the Bush administration but rejected by President Obama and many Democrats.

Panetta made the remarks during his inaugural visit to Iraq as Pentagon chief. Speaking to about 100 soldiers at Camp Victory, the largest US military installation in Baghdad, he said his primary goal as defense secretary was to defeat Al Qaeda worldwide.

“The reason you guys are here is because on 9/11 the United States got attacked,’’ Panetta told the troops. “And 3,000 Americans - 3,000 not just Americans, 3,000 human beings, innocent human beings - got killed because of Al Qaeda. And we’ve been fighting as a result of that.’’

His statement echoed previous comments made by President George W. Bush and members of his administration, who tried to tie Saddam Hussein’s government to Al Qaeda.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2011/07/12/panetta_ties_war_in_iraq_to_911_attack/

[Cereal Kyller]

1. Is this from The Onion?

C'mon!

[BillyJack]

2. .

:crazy:

[peacetalksforall]

3. How did we get so unlucky to get him - I wish he would not call himself a Democrat. Despicable.

A traitor, imo.

[shraby]

4. He's right, if 9/11 hadn't happened, GWB wouldn't have

had an excuse to go into Iraq and because he did, Al Queda went there too to try to take advantage of a the situation and garner recruits.

[EFerrari]

5. I knew the Pod People got to Panetta when he defended rendition

in his confirmation hearing. :shrug:

[Alamuti Lotus]

6. CHANGE, you can, um..... nevermind. *nt

[BillyJack]

7. Careful before one rec's or unrec's......lots of stuff in the backstory

I'm too tired of this sos (same-ol-shit) to look it up and post it.

Leon Panetta gave a BIG CLUE, early on, to the whole 9/11 hijacker story being FALSE.

And now he goes out there and 'gives a speech to the team' who unwittingly supports and may DIE for this lie.....I guess he's tired and gave up too. :-(

[coalition_unwilling]

8. Oy vey. Why bother with the Democratic Party any more? What

a bunch of self-deluded imperialist fools.

[Ship of Fools]

9. wait wait wait

sorry that i cannot remember where or when, but i believe this was immediately taken back by Panetta in that he had misspoken. this is honestly what i heard on the idiot tube and, again, i apologize that i cant place when/where.

[sunwyn]

10. Evidently this guy is drinking the wrong Kool aid