>>>>The US has WMD's. George Bush has attacked more countries that Saddam Hussien did. Let's liberate Americans.
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>>>C'mon Evan, you're brighter than that.
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>>Which sentence was wrong there? The first two are facts (if we don't limit ourselves to the last five years). I assume you disagree with the third. Is it because it's the same logic which was used to justify the occupation, just applied in a different direction?
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>I think it's more about the words that are between the lines. The first two sentences do not necessarily dictate the third. There are assumptions missing in the three sentences. It may or may not have been justified to invade Iraq, but invading the US based on just the first two sentences would be based on a false premise.

But only these two were out in the open when the war project was sold to the public. All other justifications were added later.