[ErnBatavia]

and, yes, an ‘imminent threat’ to the people of the United States.

Looks like he took the bait...assuming Bush never did say "imminent threat", I hope he gets hammered for it.

[Howlin]

He never said it.

[Howlin]

"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option."

President Bush, State of the Union Speech, January 28, 2003

[Akira]

Here's what Bush said in his SOTU on Jan 28, 2003:

"Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it is not an option."

[CyberAnt]

You don't have to assume .. Tony Snow nuked the "imminent threat" statement. Actually, it was John Rockerfeller who said, "imminent threat", not President Bush.

What President Bush said was, "some have said that we must not wait until the threat is imminent".