This explains it better.
I'm a little puzzled by your reactions; President Bush DID describe a threat that was
approaching, brewing, close, coming, expectant, fast-approaching, following, forthcoming, gathering, immediate, impending, in prospect, in store, in view, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, likely, looming, menacing, near, nearing, next, nigh, overhanging, possible, probable, threatening, to come, unavoidable, unescapable (all of those are possible synonyms for imminent), whether he used the actual words or not.
Are you saying the threat was not overhanging, in view, or brewing? Of course the threat was nearing, probable and coming; it's why we went in. If he says it was less than so, it weakens his position.