Randaly comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 14, chapter 82 - Less Wrong
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That's untrue. I quote from the Iraq Resolution, the document passed by Congress declaring war:
I estimate that around half of the clauses in the preamble, which were official justifications given by the US for the war, deal with international terrorism, of which around a half mention al-Qaeda or 9/11.
Also, more broadly, do you really think we would have invaded Iraq without the hyper-jinoistic atmosphere caused by 9/11? (Remember, Bush campaigned in 1999 as an isolationist, who wanted to end Clintonian nationbuilding.)