Specter Says Bush Administration "Never Made Any Claim" of a Connection Between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda
On CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer on Sunday, Sen. Arlen Specter told America that the Bush Administration NEVER CLAIMED a connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.
Specter Claim:
"The Bush administration never made any claim that there was a connection between Saddam and al Qaeda." - Senator Arlen Specter, 3/21/04
Bush Administration Claims:
"You can't distinguish between al Qaeda and Saddam." - President Bush, 9/25/02
"There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al Qaeda ties." - President Bush, 9/17/03
"There's overwhelming evidence there was a connection between al Qaeda and the Iraqi government. I am very confident that there was an established relationship there." - Vice President Cheney, 1/22/04
"There was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda." - Vice President Cheney, 9/14/03
"Iraq and al Qaeda have discussed safe haven opportunities in Iraq, reciprocal nonaggression discussions." - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, 9/26/02
"There clearly are contacts between al Qaeda and Iraq that can be documented." - National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, 9/25/02
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