Condoleezza Rice Redefines ‘Imminent’

I don’t know about you but when I hear the word imminent I think right now and immediately and within the next several weeks. Imminent threat was a huge part of the justification to invade Iraq. Condoleeza backs away:

"But [Iraq was] not an imminent threat," presses Stephanopoulous.

"George, the question of imminence isn’t whether or not someone will strike tomorrow, it’s whether you believe you’re in a stronger position today to deal with the threat or whether you’re going to be in a stronger position tomorrow," replies Rice. "It was the president’s assessment that the situation in Iraq was getting worse from our point of view."

Filed under 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism 3. Enemies and Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause 4. Supremacy of the Military 7. Obsession with National Security Journal War in Iraq

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