Bush was determined to attack Iraq long before 9-11.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bush-sought-...vade-iraq/
We were going to attack Iraq no matter what. BTW, Iraq did not attack us.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bush-sought-...vade-iraq/
Quote:And what happened at President Bush's very first National Security Council meeting is one of O'Neill's most startling revelations.
"From the very beginning, there was a conviction, that Saddam Hussein was a bad person and that he needed to go," says O'Neill, who adds that going after Saddam was topic "A" 10 days after the inauguration - eight months before Sept. 11.
"From the very first instance, it was about Iraq. It was about what we can do to change this regime," says Suskind. "Day one, these things were laid and sealed."
We were going to attack Iraq no matter what. BTW, Iraq did not attack us.