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Jimmy Carter: There was no reason for us to become involved in Iraq recently. That was a war based on lies and misrepresentations from…

On the recordMarch 21, 2004
There was no reason for us to become involved in Iraq recently. That was a war based on lies and misrepresentations from London and from Washington, claiming falsely that Saddam Hussein was responsible for the 9/11 attacks, claiming falsely that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. A decision was made to go to war, their people said, let's find a reason to do so.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Former President Jimmy Carter criticizes the rationale behind the Iraq war, claiming it was based on falsehoods.

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