Iraq link made

The Bush administration claims it never said Iraq had anything to do with 9/11. Yet, nearly 70 percent of the people believed Iraq was involved with the terrorist attacks on 9/11. How clever and deceitful of administration officials. By mentioning Iraq every time they spoke of 9/11 or terrorism, they succeeded in persuading loyal Americans to invade Iraq. Never mind that the administration was warned of the consequences by those such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell who said, "If you break it, you own it." And after nearly 3,000 brave Americans soldiers' lives have been lost and more than 20,000 maimed in this war, President Bush was still trying to link Iraq with 9/11 in a recent nationally televised speech. The American people should be shouting. Enough is enough. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Bob Dippi, Mount Laurel - Published in the Courier Post, October 2, 2006