11/26/2001

“At a Rose Garden press conference [on November 26, 2001], President Bush emphasizes that ‘Afghanistan is still just the beginning’ and publicly suggests for the first time that Iraq may be the next target in the war on terrorism: ‘As for Mr. Saddam Hussein, he needs to let inspectors back in his country to show us that he is not developing weapons of mass destruction.’ ”

 – Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Page 232