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Bush's War

Today our way of life, our very freedom came under attack.
It is the war that defined a presidency DANIEL BENJAMIN, Natl.
Security Council, 1994-'99: A trauma like 9/11 clears the stage.
and a plan to respond- JAMES BAMFORD, Author, A Pretext for War: We've got to see how we could bring Saddam Hussein into this.
that became a war about a war.
The president asked Rumsfeld, "What war plans do you have for Iraq?" If we know Saddam Hussein has dangerous weapons today, does it make any sense for the worid to wait? Tonight, the inside story of those epic battles.
The tensions were really high.
The whole government turned into two camps.

He said, "Iraq is like a piece of crystal.
You're going to shatter it." Rumsfeld understood information is power.
He intended to keep it to himself.
When somebody hijacks the system, just like a hijacked airplane, very often, no good comes out of it.
The first night of a special two-part FRONTLINE series.
My fellow citizens, the events in Iraq have now reached the final days of decision.
Bush's War.
Where is the emergency? Help! Ma'am, stay calm.
Ma'am? Help! Fire Department 408.
Where's the fire? This is another call in regards to the Worid Trade Center.
So we turned on the television and actually saw the second plane hit.