While visiting New York on September 20, 2001, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair said: ” ‘I can only imagine what it must have been like for the people of New York for the past nine days. My father’s generation went through the Blitz. They know what it is like to suffer this deep tragedy and […]
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9/20/2001
“President George Bush first asked [British Prime Minister] Tony Blair to support the removal of Saddam Hussein from power at a private White House dinner [on September 20, 2001] nine days after the terror attacks of 11 September, 2001. According to Sir Christopher Meyer, the former British Ambassador to Washington, who was at the dinner, […]
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On September 20, 2001, “a saber-rattling ‘open letter‘ signed by [conservatives] William Bennett, Richard Perle, Gary Bauer, and editors of The New Republic and The Weekly Standard threatened to brand the president [Bush] a wimp–guilty of ‘surrender in the war on international terrorism’–should he buck their demand to make ‘a determined effort’ to oust Saddam […]
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On September 20, 2001, President Bush said: ” ‘from this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.’ ” – David Willman and Greg Miller, “Saudi Aid to War on Terror Is Criticized,” The Los Angeles Times, Oct. 13, 2001 […]
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In a speech to a joint session of Congress on September 20, 2001, President Bush said, regarding the terrorist attacks: ” ‘Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes… Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign, unlike any other we have ever seen. It may include dramatic strikes, visible […]
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Osama bin Laden “has a wide-ranging financial empire of some $300 million at his disposal to fund his al-Qaida network of Islamic militants.” – Mimi Whitefield, “U.S. Targets Big Money-laundering Operations by Terrorists,” The Miami Herald, Sep. 20, 2001 […]
9/20/2001
Historian Mary L. Dudziak wrote: “Congress, stunned by the September 11 attacks, responded by quickly passing the Patriot Act and an Authorization for the Use of Military Force. While these actions were intended to give the president the authority he sought to act effectively at home and abroad, there was just one difficulty. The Bush […]
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“On Sept. 19 and 20 [2001], the Defense Policy Board, a prestigious bipartisan board of national security experts that advises the Pentagon, met for 19 hours to discuss the ramifications of the attacks of Sept. 11. The members of the group agreed on the need to turn to Iraq as soon as the initial phase […]
9/20/2001
“To [U.K. Prime Minister] Tony Blair’s urging, during a dinner at the White House on September 20 [2001], that the focus ought to remain on overthrowing the Taliban, [President] Bush responded, ‘I agree with you, Tony. We must deal with this first. But when we have dealt with Afghanistan, we must come back to Iraq.’ […]
9/20/2001
Secretary of State Colin Powell “argued that to undertake a broad military campaign, especially including Iraq–whose civilian population draws great sympathy in the Middle East for the suffering it has endured since 1991–would undermine the support [President] Mr. Bush needs now.” – Patrick E. Tyler and Elaine Sciolino, “Bush’s Advisers Split on Scope Of Retaliation,” […]