RawStory
David Edwards and Muriel Kane
Thursday May 247
Thursday morning CBS News's Early Show criticized President
Bush's latest justification for the Iraq War as being the
first line of defense against al Qaeda, by citing an upcoming
Senate Intelligence Committee report which states that the
administration was warned before the invasion that a US presence
in Iraq would actually increase terrorist influence.
Analyst Paul Kurtz expanded on this criticism, saying, "Prior
to our invasion of Iraq...Iraq was not a fertile ground for
terrorist activity," but that now "we have a safe
haven in Iraq for terrorists." The administration, says
Kurtz, is trying to have it both ways.
When asked directly, "Is the United States winning the
war on terror?" Kurtz immediately responded, "without
a doubt no" and added that "our continued engagement
in Iraq is spawning more terrorist activity."
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