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Originally Posted by kane
As for people thinking that Saddam and Iraq are two different entities I would argue that when people say Iraq they think Saddamn and when they say Saddamn they think Iraq. In the minds of many they are one in the same. Here is an article from the Washington Post saying that 40% of Americans thought Iraq was involved in 9/11 I would imagine if you asked the same people "was saddamn involved in 9/11?" you would get the same answer.
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Didnt see the link but 40% is a number that I believe is much more accurate, and to most "poor" people(who on average are Democratic and are not too concerned with worldly matters) yes Saddam and Iraq probably mean the same thing to them.
There is a big difference between 40% and 70%.
As far as Bush playing the 9/11 "card" so to speak, look you have to understand the magnitude of 9/11. It was a catastrophic event for the United States, Pearl Harbor was the only thing that was remotely similar... and we all saw the end result of that. 9/11 was and should be revered and we should work to make sure something like that doesnt happen again. It hasnt... yet.
Should we be afraid of terrorists, figuratively speaking yes, but not everyday literally being afraid. Should we have been afraid of terrorists in 1993 when they attacked the WTC the first time, yes of course, but we werent, we blissfully ignored them like some people in this thread are ignoring threats now.