Oh and here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/03/20030319-1.html
Have fun chewing on that.
Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate
March 18, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Consistent with section 3(b) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243), and based on information available to me, including that in the enclosed document, I determine that:
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic and other peaceful means alone will neither (A) adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq nor (B) likely lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to the Constitution and Public Law 107-243 is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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You're as good as Alan_F.
Do you ever wonder why there are paragraphs in letters? That there are two seperate points being addressed and numbered accordingly.
1: Clearly states that the USA will likely be lead to enforce United Nations resolutions.
There you go, you have it now.
2: That this is consistent with the USA and other countries continuing..etc..
As the USA and other countries were in Afganistan going after those who were responsible for 9/11. Nowhere does it say Iraq was "who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001." Much the same as Iran or North Korea were part of the axis of evil. Should something happen there militarily, that too would be consistent with..etc...
Consistent does not mean in the English language being responsible or partly responsible in any manner for....unless of course you use a different dictionary than the rest of us.
However, i'm sure there are other nefarious between the lines meaning you can come up with.
But 1 + 2 equals 3 not 12...